The Liverpool Tate gallery has mounted an exhibition devoted to the form, drawing hitherto unsuspected connections between it and the work of artists like David Hockney and Andy Warhol (about whom Mr. Bowie wrote a song).

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Upcoming highlights include the Gustav Klimt exhibition at Tate Liverpool and the Walker gallery's "Art in the Age of Steam", featuring paintings by Van Gogh, Turner and Monet.

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