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Tate Britian holds the National Collection of British
art from 1500 as well as international modern and contemporary art from
1900. The collection includes all forms of media from painting,
drawing, sculpture and prints, to photography, video and film,
installation and performance.
Tate's Collection seeks to represent significant
developments in art in all areas covered by its remit with artworks of
outstanding quality and importance. The representation of British art
encompasses work by artists defined by their contribution to its
history and development rather than simply by nationality.
While it has traditionally focused on art from Western
Europe and North America, Tate seeks to represent international modern
and contemporary art from a global perspective and has recently
expanded its holdings of work from Latin America, South-East Asia and
Eastern Europe.
The Collection currently consists of 66,062 works of art
by 3,075 artists including:
4,930 paintings, 1,690 sculptures, 285 reliefs , 333
installations, 47,653 unique works on paper, 13,272 prints on paper,
329 blocks for printing.
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