Last updated: 27 October 2026
Ed Atkins is the Oxford-born artist known for computer-generated films about intimacy, love and loss. Here you will find our take on his work, his Tate Britain survey and the screenprint and book you can buy.
Our take on Ed Atkins
Atkins is known for computer-generated videos and animations, and also makes writing, paintings, embroideries and drawings, according to Tate. “My life and my work are inextricable,” he says.
His 2025 Tate Britain show was the largest UK survey of his work so far. It premiered Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me (2024), a two-hour film made with Steven Zultanski. “I want it so the more you see, the richer, more complex, less authored, less gettable things become,” Atkins told Tate.
Tate sells a signed screenprint he made for the gallery, in an edition of 50.
Ed Atkins: the essentials
- Born in Oxford in 1982; lives and works in Copenhagen, according to Tate.
- Works in computer-generated video, writing, painting, embroidery and drawing.
- Shown by Cabinet (London), dépendance (Brussels), Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi (Berlin) and Gladstone Gallery.
Ed Atkins exhibitions
- Ed Atkins, Tate Britain, London, 2 April to 25 August 2025.
- Copenhagen, Cabinet Gallery, London, 2023, according to dépendance.
Where to buy an Ed Atkins print
From the Tate shop:
Ed Atkins FAQs
What does Ed Atkins make?
Computer-generated films and animations, plus writing, paintings, embroideries and drawings.
Where is Ed Atkins from?
He was born in Oxford in 1982 and lives in Copenhagen.
Can I buy an Ed Atkins print?
Yes. Tate sells his signed screenprint Untitled (red), 2025, in an edition of 50, for £650.
When was Ed Atkins at Tate Britain?
From 2 April to 25 August 2025.
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Main image: Ed Atkins, Kiasma, Helsinki, 2016. Photo: Petri Virtanen / Finnish National Gallery via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition dates and prices last checked: 27 October 2026.
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