Tate Britain: Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun’ Art Exhibitions

Video (41:38): Tate Britain in London have paired together (queer) artists Edward Burra and Ithell Colquhoun. Art Gallery Explorer takes us through the retrospective exhibitions. Surealist artist Ithell Colquhoun’s works start at 16:17 min. The exhibition(s) run through October 19, 2025.

One of the most radical artists of her generation, Ithell Colquhoun was an important figure in British Surrealism during the 1930s and 1940s. Biographer Amy Hale and Tate Modern (which houses the entire collection of Colquhoun’s works in their collection) agree that Ithell Colquhoun was a bisexual so you can do a queer reading of Ithell Colquhoun’s oeuvre. Though this exhibition seems to focus more Ithell being into ecology and occultism than sexuality and identity.

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