Rude Britannia: British Comic Art

Delve into the world of British humour at Tate Britain's Rude Britannia: British Comic Art exhibition in London.

British Comic Art at Tate Britain

Some of the country's best-known cartoonists, comedy writers and artists offer their take on British humour at Tate Britain this summer.

The groundbreaking Rude Britannia: British Comic Art exhibition looks at comic traditions from the 1600s to the present day, and explores the role of humour in British life.

Artists at Rude Britannia: British Comic Art

British Comic Art spans a wide range of media, from paintings and drawings to sculpture, film, photography and performance.

You'll see the work of top British artists past and present at Rude Britannia, including:

• Sarah Lucas
• Aubrey Beardsley
• Donald McGill
• Edward Lear
• David Shrigley
• Hogarth
• Gerald Scarfe
• Rebecca Warren
• Gillray
• Cruikshank

British Comic Art Highlights

The British Comic Art exhibition is arranged by topic, and each section is curated by a relevant figure from the comedy world. Highlights include:

• Bawdy comedy, where Donald McGill's saucy seaside postcards appear alongside work by Aubrey Beardsley and Sarah Lucas
• The absurd and the visionary, featuring Edward Lear's illustrations and David Shrigley's sculpture
• Politics, social commentary and morality, ranging from Hogarth's satires of Georgian society to Gerald Scarfe's caricatures of the Thatcher government