Tate Modern
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Looking at people looking at art: inside the mind of a gallery attendant
Visitor experience workers at London’s Tate Modern, Serpentine, Barbican and V&A share what it’s like to watch people looking at art during a time of changing attention spans and rising vandalism
By Kyle MacNeill Published
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Gucci filled Tate Modern’s Tanks with thousands of plants for its latest Cruise show
Gucci’s Cruise 2025 show, the first by Sabato De Sarno, saw a ‘tapestry’ of plants fill the Herzog & de Meuron-designed Tanks in London’s Tate Modern as a dramatic backdrop to the show
By Jack Moss Published
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Swatch and Tate have watches down to a fine art
Swatch x Tate watches are a joyful tribute to seven artists, including Matisse, Miró, and Louise Bourgeois
By Hannah Silver Published
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Step into Yoko Ono’s immersive world at Tate Modern
‘Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind’ spans the artist and activist's work from the 1950s to the present day
By Hannah Silver Published
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Frieze London 2023: what to see and do
Everything you want to see at Frieze London 2023 and around the city in our frequently updated guide
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Tate Modern announces The Infinities Commission for rising contemporary artists
Tate Modern’s new Infinities Commission will support experimental work from around the world
By Tianna Williams Published
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A refreshed Tate Modern cafe offers architectural space for cake, rest and party
The reimagined Tate Modern cafe is here to bring multifunctional 21st century architectural space on the ground level of the much loved London gallery
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Last chance to see: Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum, London
Ai Weiwei digs deep into design history, gathering everything from Neolithic tools to Lego bricks for his new show at London’s Design Museum. We visit him at home in Portugal for a preview
By TF Chan Last updated
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Tate Modern announces El Anatsui as artist for 2023 Hyundai commission
As Tate Modern announces El Anatsui for its 2023 Hyundai commission (taking over the Turbine Hall from 10 October 2023-14 April 2024), we revisit our 2019 profile of the leading Ghanaian artist, published ahead of his survey exhibition at Doha's Arab Museum of Modern Art
By Ayodeji Rotinwa Last updated
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Tate Tanks to play host to Topshop’s A/W 2013 show space
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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John Baldessari at Tate Modern and Sprüth Magers
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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New build: Tate Modern gears up for its extension’s grand opening this summer
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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New Tate Modern design
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Come Home Again: Es Devlin’s spiritual ode to biodiversity at Tate Modern
Commissioned by Cartier, Es Devlin’s monumental public installation Come Home Again is a space for education, contemplation and conservation action. We visit the artist’s London studio to hear more
By TF Chan Last updated
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Red lines: David King’s stockpile of Soviet design agitates again at Tate Modern
By Nick Compton Last updated
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Performance art: a new Alexander Calder retrospective opens at Tate Modern
By Nick Compton Last updated
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Robert Rauschenberg's triumphant survey at Tate Modern, goat included
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Lofty London living: Harry Handelsman moves back to Bankside
By Simon Mills Last updated
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Decorating Tate: branding specialists North refresh the museum’s identity
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Powerhouse at Chelsea Waterfront transforms Lots Road Power Station
Powerhouse at Chelsea Waterfront is a historical London power station reimagined as a state-of-the-art, contemporary mixed-use scheme, while honouring the structure's past
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Tate Modern creates Andy Warhol-inspired menu
Coinciding with Tate Modern's major Andy Warhol retrospective (March 13 – 6 September 2020), Tate Eats has created ‘Flavours from "The Factory"' – a menu inspired by the late king of pop art. Hungry?
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Switch craft: Wolfgang Tillmans’ unique record of the Tate Modern extension
By Charlotte McManus Last updated
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Clean lines: Tate Modern hosts Agnes Martin's skillful art of essentiality
By Ossian Ward Last updated
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Haegue Yang on the legacy of Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Legendary abstract artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp is finally receiving her dues in a Tate Modern retrospective. To mark the occasion, Korean artist Haegue Yang reflects on the enduring influence of her work
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The multifaceted influence of Anni and Josef Albers on fashion
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Sarah Lucas disrupts Franz West’s Tate Modern survey in off-kilter meeting of art rebels
The impish Austrian artist gets his due in London with a major posthumous retrospective, including interventions by friend, collaborator and YBA icon Sarah Lucas
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Master cut: Margaret Howell goes back to basics for a retail takeover at Tate Modern
By Natalia Rachlin Last updated