![]() ![]() (According to figures from the Tate, while it’s only half the size of New York’s MoMA it has twice as many visitors each year.) The new Tate Modern (exterior view from the south). The space was originally built to accomodate 2 million visitors annually, but it’s been averaging 5 million. Get ready for performances by Tania Bruguera, Amalia Pica, Tino Sehgal and more.įor more updates on contemporary art events follow ArtRabbit on Twitter, Facebookor Instagram.The expansion is so big it will increase the size of the museum by 60 percent, which seems appropriate considering the sharp rise in attendance the institution has seen in recent years. A programme of live art and performances from the existing collection as well as new commissions is being staged across the opening three weeks. Tate is leading the way by being the world’s first museum with dedicated exhibition space for live art, film and installation. The Switch House is also home to a dedicated artist rooms gallery which currently shows a selection of Louise Bourgeois's latest works, alongside a small number of earlier pieces. Level 0 in the Switch House is home to the Tanks, a vast, raw and industrial space dedicated to live art - from performance and film to installations and interactive sculptures. The displays show how the roles of the artists, audience and art object have changed over the past 50 years and how their roles continue to be challenged today. It’s no secret - the Switch House is the new cool kid on the block, and not only because of its spectacular design: Four displays explore how art became active in the 1960s when artists began working with audiences and re-interpreting the art object. Boiler Houseįour displays in the Boiler House offer four different approaches to modern art, spanning 1900 to the present day, and demonstrating internationally interconnected art scenes and shared concerns of artists across history and geography. Turbine HallĪi Weiwei’s Tree from 2010 and Thomas Schütte’s The Strangers from 2008 have been installed in the Turbine Hall. The exhibition spaces expanded by 60%, new piazzas to the south and west of the museum are open to the public and a 360° viewing level offers spectacular views over London. The ten story building is designed by Swiss architect firm Herzog & de Meuron who also transformed the derelict Bankside Power Station back in 2000, sparking local regeneration and creating a new landmark on the Thames. ![]()
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