27 September 14.00-17.00, followed by drinks reception 17.00-18.00

This panel discussion explores Mark Rothko's late work in the context of the 1960s, a time of historic turmoil when the practice of painting became increasingly contested. The speakers explore key issues such as series and seriality, and the existentialist endeavour of Rothko's late paintings against the rise of Pop art, minimalism and Conceptual art, offering new ways of thinking about one of the most significant artists of the last century.

The afternoon will be introduced by Christopher Rothko, the artist's son, followed by Achim Borchardt-Hume, curator of the Rothko exhibition at Tate Modern, Stephanie Rosenthal, Chief Curator, Hayward Gallery and curator of Black Paintings (2006); philosopher Nigel Warburton on the influence of Nietzsche and Kierkegaard on Rothko, and historian Irving Sandler, an eyewitness to the final decade of Rothko's career.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£20 (£15 concessions), booking recommended
Ticket price includes admission to the exhibition and drinks afterwards.

    

This event is related to the Rothko exhibition