Art: Archives & Access Films
Video still from “Making Oral Histories” from Tate’s Archives & Access films.
Inspiring short films from Tate, which holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art:
“Made during the Archives & Access project from 2012 to 2017, these films explore the breadth of projects and people that can be inspired by archive collections. From digital art and sound installations like Yuri Suzuki’s Juke Box to the re-imagination of life drawing within the classroom, they show how anybody or any organization can find use of archive items and can begin to make archives from their own experiences.
By following the projects of students, teachers, organizations and artists, these films reflect on how archives inform our understanding of place, people, the past and the creative process.”
The extensive Tate collection is well worth exploring, and can be searched by theme including “Disability and Art,” “Queer Lives and Art,” and “Black Identities and Art.”