This is a focus post about the Tate Modern art gallery in London. If that doesn't sound interesting, I would skip it. 👋
There were two Tate art museums (Tate Britain and Tate Modern) and the Art Distance website provided a great overview of them both.
The Tate Modern opened in 2000 and was located in the former Bankside Power Station. The lower level galleries were known as The Tanks as they were in former fuel tanks used at the power station. There was a small show of sculptures by one of my favorites artists, Alberto Giacometti.
There were two Tate art museums (Tate Britain and Tate Modern) and the Art Distance website provided a great overview of them both.
The Tate Modern opened in 2000 and was located in the former Bankside Power Station. The lower level galleries were known as The Tanks as they were in former fuel tanks used at the power station. There was a small show of sculptures by one of my favorites artists, Alberto Giacometti.
Exhibition: Solid Light
Step inside sculptures of light
Your movements and interactions bring artworks to life inside Solid Light, a focused exhibition dedicated to the immersive works of Anthony McCall.
Beams of light projected through a thin mist create large three-dimensional forms in space, which slowly shift and change. As you move through these translucent sculptures of light, you’ll create new shapes and discover your own mesmerising perspectives.
Occupying a space between sculpture, cinema, drawing, and performance, McCall is known for his innovative installations of light. In 1973, his seminal work Line Describing a Cone redefined the possibilities of sculpture.
We stayed in this exhibition for a long time and plan to go back on a less busy day. The light sculptures were so dynamic that you wanted to stay and experience them for a long time.
We stayed in this exhibition for a long time and plan to go back on a less busy day. The light sculptures were so dynamic that you wanted to stay and experience them for a long time.
We stopped for lunch at the museum cafe and wow, so many delicious choices! 😋
Exhibition: Walk the House
Korean-born, London-based artist Do Ho Suh invites visitors to explore his large-scale installations, sculptures, videos and drawings in this major survey exhibition.
Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea? Suh asks timely questions about the enigma of home, identity and how we move through and inhabit the world around us.
With immersive artworks exploring belonging, collectivity and individuality, connection and disconnection, Suh examines the intricate relationship between architecture, space, the body, and the memories and the moments that make us who we are.
Wander through the passages and thresholds of Suh's renowned fabric architectures. Discover his early installations, delicate works on paper and videos. Move across Seoul, New York and London through his life-sized replicas of past and present homes. Encounter sculptures that explore the tradition of monuments.
This piece really resonated with me as we traveled with (hopefully) everything we needed. 🧳
This large walkthrough installation was called Nest/s 2024, and the description from designboom website:
... envelops visitors in a maze of translucent corridors, redefining the concept of domestic space. Perfect Home: London, Horsham, New York, Berlin, Providence, Seoul 2024 extends this dialogue, mapping past residences through imprints of doorknobs, switches, and other intimate details that dissolve the boundaries between past and present.
The artist had rubbings and castings of doorknobs, electrical outlets, light fixtures, smoke alarms and so many elements from several of his homes which he recreated in sheer fabric. It was truly amazing in detail!
My favorites were the 2 dresses made by the artist and his wife for their 2 young daughters. I need one of those!
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