
Ed Atkins
Ed Atkins is an English artist known for his innovative use of video and animation to explore the impact of the digital world on identity and self-perception. In 2020, he began a daily ritual of creating Post-it note drawings for his daughter's lunchbox, which started as a personal project during the pandemic and evolved into a significant aspect of his artistic practice. His upcoming exhibition at Tate Britain aims to showcase these drawings, highlighting their role as a means of expressing complex emotions and experiences.
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Ed Atkins is best known for computer-generated videos and animations.
Tate Britain is forcing gallery visitors to confront history and social issues. Could it be turning people off?Ed Atkins is a prominent digital artist known for his unsettling videos and exploration of themes like grief and mortality.
‘My brain reaches for morbidity’: inside the unsettling world (and 700 Post-it notes) of artist Ed Atkins | ArtEd Atkins started drawing on Post-it notes and sticking them to his daughter’s school lunchbox.
Note perfect: Ed Atkins’s daily Post-it drawings – in pictures | Art and design








