Classified

There's lots of really good reasons to go to Tate Britain right now. Eva Rothschild's 'scribble in space' installation in the Duveen Gallery is absolutely thrilling but there's also the beautifully curated Richard Long show, three Bridget Reilly's are getting a rare airing, there's a stunning Mary Martin piece and a good measure of good, old fashioned, Gilbert & Georges.
But the best thing, right now, is a free show of recently bought works called 'Classified'.
The climax of the show is a head-to-head, mano-o-mano, face-off between Damian Hirst's 'Pharmacy' and The Chapman Brothers ' The Chapman Family Collection'. Both pieces are magnificent and are as good as any art made in Britain in the past 20 years, although it's the Hirst that probably wins the bout on points.

Eva Rothschild

Damian Hirst 'Pharmacy'

Chapman Brothers 'The Chapman Family Collection'