While Tate Britain explores Turner's celebrated late career in which he embarked
on radical experimentations with technique, process and material, the V&A delves into the story behind Constable's master paintings — many of which have only received rightful recognition in the modern age.
Leaving to one side ideas of nationality and regionalism, this exhibition focuses
on London as a place of freedom and
experimentation that enabled artists to produce
radical works that engaged with issues of participation and collaboration, established new relationships with the public space and fostered art as an effective political tool.