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Art in London Embassy overview video

Explore the artists and the artworks in the permanent collection of Art in Embassies, London, England.

Golden Frieze by Sean Scully installation video

Art in Embassies artist Sean Scully installed Golden Frieze as part of the U.S. Embassy London Art in Embassies Permanent Collection.

Technical Support by Eva Rothschild installation video

Art in Embassies artist Eva Rothschild artwork Technical Support installed as part of the U.S. Embassy London Art in Embassies Permanent Collection.

Quintessence by Jay Heikes installation video

Art in Embassies artist Jay Heikes Quintessence installed as part of the U.S. Embassy London Art in Embassies Permanent Collection.

Neon Forms by Cerith Wyn Evans installation video

Art in Embassies artist Cerith Wyn Evans artwork Neon Forms (After Noh IV) installed as part of the U.S. Embassy London Art in Embassies Permanent Collection.

We The People by Mark Bradford video

We the People is a site-specific painting by Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford created for the new U.S. Embassy in London.
Spencer Finch at TATE Modern American Artist Lecture Series

American Artist Lecture Series: Spencer Finch at TATE Modern

Artist Spencer Finch, whose Moonlight window installation is currently on display through 2016 at Winfield House, the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence London, was the fourth speaker in the American Artist Lecture Series, a partnership between Art in Embassies (AIE), Tate Modern and US Embassy London. This partnership welcomes audiences of young artists and scholars in a […]

American Artist Lecture Series: Maya Lin at TATE Modern

Maya Lin’s acclaimed work encompasses large-scale environmental installations, intimate studio artworks, architectural works, and memorials. She virtually redefined the idea of monument with her very first work, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, and since then has gone on to pursue a remarkable career in both art and architecture, while still being committed to the exploration of […]
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Financial Times – When an embassy becomes an art gallery

Financial Times – Dignitaries visiting the new US embassy in Nine Elms, south London, which is due for completion in late 2016, will encounter a commanding, site-specific work that is America incarnate. Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford’s work, “The Constitution”, will span 32 canvases and cover the embassy atrium. This gargantuan, patriotic piece will incorporate […]

The Art Newspaper-Idris’s Diplomatic Art

The Art Newspaper – the Birmingham born artist Idris Khan is in demand: Art in Embassies, the public art programme founded by the US government which places works in US consulates worldwide, has commissioned a new work by the ubiquitous London based wunderkind. The piece, a stamp painting incorporating English text and Arabic calligraphy, is […]

American Artist Lecture Series: Glenn Ligon at TATE Modern

Art in Embassies and TATE Modern are pleased to announce the next lecturer in the American Artist Lecture Series. Glenn Ligon will be the sixth speaker in the American Artist Lecture Series, a partnership between Art in Embassies, Tate Modern and US Embassy London. One of America’s leading contemporary artists, he is perhaps best known […]

Collaborative Engraving Project With Jenny Holzer

The Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) is pleased to announce its partnership with distinguished American artist Jenny Holzer on a collaborative sculptural project to be featured at the new U.S. Embassy in London, scheduled to open in 2017.

Julie Mehretu: American Artist Lecture Series Video

The Art in Embassies American Artist Lecture Series at the Tate Modern-London is a unique collaboration with Embassy London. In celebration of AIE’s 50th anniversary, the three-year-long program will feature six noted American artists. Julie Mehretu is the 4th artist in the series.

American Artist Lecture Series: Julie Mehretu at TATE Modern

American Artist Lecture Series welcomes Julie Mehretu – The Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies (AIE), US Department of State and Tate Modern are delighted to invite you to the fifth American Artist Lecture by Julie Mehretu. The Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies is pleased to announce the fifth iteration […]
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Tadias Magazine – – American Artist Lecture: Julie Mehretu at Tate Modern in London

Tadias Magazine – Ethiopian born American painter Julie Mehretu is featured in the upcoming fifth American Artist Lecture Series at the Tate Modern in London on September 22, 2014. “This series seeks to bring the greatest living modern and contemporary American artists to the UK.” The program is a partnership between Art in Embassies, Tate […]

AIE announces next artist in the American Artist Lecture Series

The U.S. Department of State, office of Art in Embassies (AIE) is pleased to announce the third iteration of the AIE’s American Artist Lecture Series, on November 4 at Tate Modern, London. In celebration of AIE’s 50th anniversary and in collaboration with Embassy London and Tate, the three-year-long program features a total of six noted […]
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Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1951, Oil on canvas, Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Conversations with American Artists: Brice Marden

Brice Marden inaugurated the “American Artist Lecture Series” at the Tate Modern Museum in London on May 14, 2012. He is shown speaking with Marjorie Susman, wife of U.S. Ambassador to the UK Louis Susman, about the “ART in Embassies” (AIE) exhibition of modern art at Winfield House, the Ambassador’s official residence in London. In […]

Conversations with American Artists: Brice Marden Video

Brice Marden inaugurated the “American Artist Lecture Series” at the Tate Modern Museum in London on May 14, 2012. He is shown speaking with Marjorie Susman, wife of U.S. Ambassador to the UK Louis Susman, about the “ART in Embassies” (AIE) exhibition of modern art at Winfield House, the Ambassador’s official residence in London. In […]
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American Artist Lecture Series: Brice Marden at TATE Modern

The AIE American Artists Lecture Series, a three year programmatic collaboration among Art in Embassies, the Tate Modern Museum, and Embassy London – building relationships and sharing ideas in support of cultural diplomacy. This inaugural lecture features internationally regarded artist Brice Marden.
Brice Marden at the first TATE American Artist Lecture series in 2012
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