Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood appears in a promotional film for Tate Britain, intended to encourage the public to take advantage of the free collections on display. In the clip, Westwood takes us on a personal tour of the galleries to talk about two paintings, by the artists Frank Auerbach and JM Whistler, which capture her vision of…

Irish artist Eva Rothschild will create a sculpture for the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2009.  The planned single work will span the whole of the Duveen Galleries, over 200 feet long. Speaking of the commission, Rothschild said, “I’m hoping to create something that will agitate the architecture of the Duveens Galleries, tangling with your perception…