In 2008 Tate Modern presented an exhibition of the late works of Mark Rothko. The show’s curator, Achim Borchardrt-Hume, toured the iconic Seagram Murals, Black-Form paintings, and the Black on Grey paintings – the last series made before Rothko’s death in 1970. Footage courtesy of Tate. © Tate, London.

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