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Traces

>Introduction
>Activity 1: Looking at Cups
>Activity 2: Transforming Traces
>Activity 3: Traces at Tate


Look more in depth at Rachel Whiteread's practice, focus on House. Include images showing responses to this piece- tabloid and graffiti commentary. Ensure understanding of process in which Whiteread's work is made - casting negative space.


Location: Tate Modern


Learning Objectives

  • To gain more in depth understanding of Rachel Whiteread's practice
  • To engage in discussion about contemporary art
  • To consider how methods of display inform our reading and perception of objects and their value

Key Words

  • Context
  • Positive/Negative Space

Activity Images


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Rachael Whiteread, House, 1993. Commissioned by Artangel Trust and Beck's (corner of Grove Road and Roman Road, London E3, destroyed 1994)
© the artist Photo: Tate Photography


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