Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

---

Mark Tennant's "Clothesline" (2018) is one of the greatest paintings of the century, seamlessly going from specific to universal while capturing how memories form and how nostalgia functions. In this video, filmmaker and photographer Alex Sheremet explains why it works so well.

Video transcript: automachination.com/analysis-mark-tennant-clothesline-masterpiece

Subscribe to Patreon and get all of our exclusive content: patreon.com/c/automachination

Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/3xw2M4D
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3wLpqEV
Amazon Music: amzn.to/2SVJIxB
Podbean: bit.ly/3yzLuUo
iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3AK942L

Learn about our debut film, "From There To There: Bruce Ario, the Minneapolis Poet": automachination.com/cityboy-bruce-ario-great-american-novel

Read more from the automachination universe: automachination.com

Read Alex Sheremet's (archived) essays: alexsheremet.com

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/automachination

Tags: #ContemporaryArt #ContemporaryPainting #MarkTennant #FineArt