NewsMichael Rakowitz
Iraqi-US artist Michael Rakowitz's new anti-war monument in Margate points accusing finger at UK government
Seafront commission, which references the invasion of Iraq in 2003, is part of England’s Creative Coast: Waterfronts initiative
BlogThe Buck stopped here
'We abstracted our experience—that is how we saved ourselves': emotional opening at Margate's show of African American art
PreviewExhibitions
America's Deep South heads to the UK’s south coast for remarkable exhibition
Around 20 artists from the US will show at Margate's Turner Contemporary, some for the first time in a UK institution
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Pantyhose and an inflatable Tina prove Margate's cultural clout extends beyond Turner Prize
BlogIn the frame
Kerching! Mark Carney and Tracey Emin reveal £20 note featuring JMW Turner
BlogIn the frame
Blow-up Tina Turner comes to Margate in time for the Turner Prize
NewsPublic art
A new series of waterfront commissions boosts Southeast England's artistic renaissance
Site-specific works by artists such as Michael Rakowitz and Holly Hendry are planned as part of the Creative Coast initiative led by Turner Contemporary and Visit Kent
NewsBiennials & festivals
Actor Russell Tovey to curate new arts festival in the UK seaside town of Margate
Exhibitions and performances will coincide with this year’s Turner Prize exhibition at Turner Contemporary
NewsArt market
Carl Freedman opens Margate gallery 30 years after first visiting town with former girlfriend Tracey Emin
Dealer, who started out mounting exhibitions in East End warehouses in the 1990s, has opted for a change of pace—and much larger space—in seaside town
NewsTracey Emin
Tracey Emin to turn Margate studio into a museum for her work when she dies
British artist is returning to the seaside town where she grew up and plans to establish a foundation there
PreviewExhibitions
Turner Contemporary celebrates T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land with show curated by local community
Exhibition in Margate includes works by Edward Hopper, Lee Miller and John Stezaker
NewsArt market
Tracey Emin, Carl Freedman and Jonathan Viner establish Margate 'arts district'
The artist is setting up a sculpture studio, while the London dealers are opening second galleries in the same former printing warehouse