Ed Atkins at Tate Britain

Tate Britain
Available until 25 August 2025

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Get tickets now to witness the iconic Ed Atkins Exhibition at London's Tate Britain

Ed Atkins has gained recognition for his innovative use of computer-generated imagery and animation. By creatively reconfiguring modern digital tools, his work explores the increasingly blurred boundaries between virtual environments and human emotion.

Drawing inspiration from literature, film, gaming, music, and theatre, Atkins delves into the interplay between reality, realism, and fiction.

Exhibition details:

  • Dates: 2nd April – 25th August 2025
  • Suitable for: All ages
  • Wheelchair access: Yes

Highlights of the Ed Atkins Exhibition

  • This comprehensive exhibition spans 15 years of his career, showcasing a range of moving image pieces alongside texts, paintings, embroideries, and drawings
  • Together, these works contrast the intangible nature of digital existence with the tactile, crafted world of physical materials
  • Atkins often uses his own body, emotions, and experiences as reference points to investigate themes such as intimacy, love, and grief. For him, the exhibition is a way to reframe the chaotic, unraveling nature of lived experience

'My life and my work are inextricable. How do I convey the life-ness that made these works – my life-ness – through the exhibition? Not in some factual, chronological, biographical way, but through sensations. I want it so the more you see, the richer, more complex, less authored, less gettable things become.' ~ Ed Atkins

Location

Tate Britain

Millbank,
London,
SW1P 4RG
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Facilities
  • Toilets
  • Café
  • Wheelchair access
  • Guide
More Info
Is the Tate Britain accessible?

Wheelchair access:

There are five accessible parking spaces for disabled visitors, accessed via John Islip Street. Please book these spaces at least 24 hours in advance directly with Tate Britain

To borrow a wheelchair or walker you can ask a member of staff on arrival (subject to availability). Reservation is free.

Dyslexic visitors:

Large print guides, coloured overlays and magnifiers are available for exhibitions. Ask a member of staff at the exhibition entrance.

Autistic Visitors:

When you get to the gallery, ear defenders can be borrowed. Please ask a member of staff.

The Clore foyer tends to be the quietest place in the gallery. Ask a member of staff for more information.

Loud noises, flashing lights, smoke effects and strobe lighting feature in some artworks.

A quiet room is available to use on the main floor, adjacent to the Play Studio. This room is for neurodiverse people, families or anyone who would like to spend some quiet time away from the gallery environment.

Assistance dogs:

We welcome guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs in the gallery. Drinking bowls are available from a member of staff at the cloakroom in the Manton foyer.

Blind and visually impaired visitors:

Enlarged print gallery plans are available on request.

Large print guides are available for all exhibitions.

You can access printed versions in the gallery: Ask a member of staff the exhibition entrance.

Can I bring a bag into the Tate Britian?

Bags and items larger than cabin bag size (55cm x 40cm x 20cm) are not permitted in the building. Potentially dangerous objects are also not permitted.

Does the Tate Britain have accessible entry?

Yes! There are two entrances to the gallery. The Millbank entrance faces the River Thames and the accessible Manton Entrance is on Atterbury Street.

  • There is a ramp down to the Manton entrance with central handrails
  • The Manton entrance has automatic sliding doors
  • The Manton entrance takes you to the lower floor of the gallery where there is level access to the
  • Linbury Galleries, the Hyman Kreitman Reading Rooms by appointment only, Café, toilets and baby care room
  • There is lift and stair access to the gallery areas on the main floor
What are the opening times of the Tate Britain?
  • Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
  • Last entry 17.30, galleries start closing 17.50

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