Opinion
Why Are London's Museums Royally Overhung?
Countless exhibitions in the capital are stuffed full of art like a trussed turkey.
Tate Modern
Art
Reconsidering the Work of a Lebanese Female Artist Who Deserves a Closer Reading
Most reviews of Saloua Choucair's work are still confined to some superficial observations on her paintings, and her sculptures are nowhere yet offered any serious treatment.
Art
An Ambitious Survey of the Titans of Abstract Expressionism
This expansive AbEx show is brash, irreverent, and unconstrained, just like the period it aims to express.
Art
At Tate Modern, an Attempt to Free Georgia O’Keeffe’s Art from an Erotic Interpretation
LONDON — The opening of Tate Modern on London’s South Bank in 2000 changed the landscape of contemporary art in Britain.
In Brief
Peeping Toms on Tate Modern Observation Deck Lead Neighbors to Threaten Legal Action
Residents of London's Neo Bankside luxury apartment complex, next to the Tate Modern, have lately been dismayed to find photographs of their living rooms and bedrooms popping up on strangers' Instagram feeds.
Opinion
Wanna Be a Tate Curator? Don't Quit Your Day Job!
In mid June, Tate opened the £260 million expansion of Tate Modern, the Switch House. In mid August, it posted three job listings for assistant curator positions at Tate Britain and Tate Modern with starting annual salaries of £24,360.
Art
The Chilling, Anxious World of Mona Hatoum
LONDON — Tate Modern’s retrospective of Mona Hatoum spans the artist’s 35-year career, and she has made a lot of art.
Art
In Tate Modern’s New Wing, a Broader, More Global View of Art
LONDON — The day began in the Turbine Hall, the 85-foot-tall atrium at the heart of Tate Modern, the most visited museum of modern and contemporary art in the world.
News
Protesters Demand “Where Is Ana Mendieta?” in Tate Modern Expansion
LONDON — Posters all around London advertising Tate Modern’s new building proudly proclaim: “Art Changes. We Change.”
Art
From Fluxus to Selfies, Photographs that Blur the Performative and the Real
LONDON — Five figures stand cocooned in the radiating steel cables of the Brooklyn Bridge — four of them are naked and covered in painted spots, hanging out beneath a banner that reads “SELF-OBLITERATION.”
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In Brief
Damien Hirst's Pickled Animals May Have Leaked Carcinogenic Fumes [UPDATED]
Damien's Hirst's formaldehyde-filled installations don't just ooze money and pretension — some may also leak potentially dangerous gas.
Art
Best of 2015: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World
It's hard enough compiling best-of lists for single cities — try the world.