Tate Britain's "Artist and Empire"

Tate Britain's 2016 program spanned major artist retrospectives and thematic surveys. "Artist and Empire," an exhibition exploring art associated with the British Empire, ran into April 2016, having opened the previous autumn, while "Conceptual Art in Britain, 1964-1979" traced the movement's origins and ran into April 2016 as well. The year's headline show was dedicated to Paul Nash: Tate Britain presented the largest showing of Paul Nash's work for a generation, spotlighting one of the most distinctive and important British artists of the twentieth century, whose landscapes engaged with international modernism. Alongside these, the gallery hosted its annual site-specific commission and staged the 2016 Turner Prize exhibition, showcasing the four shortlisted artists. Rounding out the year, Tate Britain ran a series of smaller Art Now displays covering subjects from Barry Flanagan's sculpture to Sickert's relationship with photography, reflecting the gallery's mix of blockbuster retrospectives and more focused contemporary and historical showcases.