Is the Tate bookshop open?
TATE BRITAIN SHOPS 10am – 6pm daily. Find visitor information on Tate Britain.
Does Tate Modern have a gift shop?
In the main shop you can find a wide range of books on modern art and culture, plus a stunning display of exclusive products and gift ideas. We also sell an inspiring selection of children’s books, products and creative activities.
What is in the Tate modern Turbine Hall now?
An Aquarium of Machines- have descended upon Tate Modern’s Turbine hall. Tate Modern today unveiled a major new work by artist Anicka Yi ‘In Love With The World’ as the renowned Tate Commission returns to the gallery.
Where is Fons americanus now?
Fons Americanus is intended as a monument to the horrors of the British slave trade. At 42 feet tall, the towering work is situated in Tate’s Turbine Hall, where it is due to remain on view through February 7. (After that, its materials will be recycled.)
What material is Fons americanus made from?
“The majority of the fountain structure is formed from untreated softwood and FSC spruce plywood. We used boat building materials and methods to construct the pools, which were filled with 35 metric tonnes of water.”
What does the word Tate mean?
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art. poet. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
What’s the verdict on Tate Modern’s latest turbine hall blockbuster?
As Tate Modern reveals its latest Turbine Hall blockbuster, Jonathan Jones gives his verdict on which installations have worked best so far, and which have failed to rise to the enormous challenge
What is it about the turbine hall?
The immaterial and the intangible, the gravity-defying and the animatronic all have a long history in art, and the Turbine Hall has seen its share of all these gambits. Philippe Parreno gave us a depleted shoal of helium-filled fish in his complex Turbine Hall installation.
What makes the new Tate Modern so special?
The new Tate Modern got off to a spectacular start at the dawn of the 21st century with a masterpiece of surrealism by an artist whose long life connected the art of today with the first modern masters.
What was the scar on the floor of the turbine hall?
She created a highly convincing gap in the floor of the Turbine Hall, a crack running from end to end, a scar from cheek to cheek. People were bizarrely fascinated.