An audio recording of a Tate Modern conference in October 2011 exploring the question of why so many contemporary artists build on pictorial traditions of image construction to set the scene for new narratives.

An audio recording of a Tate Modern conference in October 2011 exploring the question of why so many contemporary artists build on pictorial traditions of image construction to set the scene for new narratives.

An audio recording of a Tate Modern conference in October 2011 exploring the question of why so many contemporary artists build on pictorial traditions of image construction to set the scene for new narratives.

An audio recording of a Tate Modern conference in October 2011 exploring the question of why so many contemporary artists build on pictorial traditions of image construction to set the scene for new narratives.

Tino Sehgal has been chosen to create 2012’s The Unilever Series commission in the Turbine Hall. He will be in conversation about his practice with Jessica Morgan, the Daskalopoulos Curator International Art, and Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern

Dr Jo Melvin, Executive Curator of the Barry Flanangan exhibition at Tate Britain gives a lunchtime lecture on the the artists influential early work

Drawing on contemporary art practice, day two of this two-day international conference at Tate Modern explores the relationship between historical research and artists’ methods and processes when working with recorded images found in archives

Drawing on contemporary art practice, day two of this two-day international conference at Tate Modern explores the relationship between historical research and artists’ methods and processes when working with recorded images found in archives

Drawing on contemporary art practice, day 2 of this two-day international conference at Tate Modern explores the relationship between historical research and artists’ methods and processes when working with recorded images found in archives

Drawing on contemporary art practice, day one of this two-day international conference at Tate Modern explores the relationship between historical research and artists’ methods and processes when working with recorded images found in archives