The grassroots advocacy group Industria found that artists working in the public sector earned a median hourly rate of just £2.60 ($3.25).
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Who Is Veronica Ryan, This Year’s Turner Prize Winner?
Ryan’s practice delves into the experiences of generational migration, contradictions, and paradoxes.
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Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs Ousted From Tate Museums
The London institution has cut ties with billionaires Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven, two associates of Vladimir Putin.
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Russian Oligarch Steps Down as Guggenheim Trustee as Outrage Grows Over Ukraine Invasion
Institutions including the Tate in London are facing mounting pressure to cut ties with Kremlin associates.
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Turner Prize Nominee Accuses Tate of “Exploitative Practices”
Black Obsidian Sound System criticized Tate’s alleged censorship of a Black artist and the ongoing struggles of its workers.
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Tate Will Cut 12% of Workforce, Eliminating 120 Full-time Jobs
Workers across all departments are being encouraged to accept voluntary redundancies, including offers for early retirement, reduced working hours, or a career break.
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Hundreds of Artists Support Striking Tate Workers
Hito Steyerl, Michael Rakowitz, and Forensic Architecture are among 300 signatories asking Tate to reconsider cutting 313 jobs in its shops, cafes, and restaurants.
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Kara Walker Satirizes Britain’s Public Sculptures with a Monument to Trans-Atlantic Slavery
Kara Walker upends the Tate Modern with a massive fountain, renewing the debate about the nature of public monuments in the heart of violent empire.
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Tate Launches Its New Online Research Publication Modern American Art at Tate 1945-1980
This publication is devoted to post-war American art in Tate’s collection, revealing the richness and complexity of the museum’s involvement with art from the United States during this period.
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Tate Will No Longer Accept Donations from the Sackler Family, Setting New Precedent
The major decision comes just days after London’s National Portrait Gallery decided to not accept a $1.3 million donation from the Sackler Trust.
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Tate Will Give Five Women Major Solo Exhibitions in the Next Two Years
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Paula Rego, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Maria Bartuszová, and Haegue Yang will take center stage at the museum in 2020 and 2021.
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Tate Acquires Portrait by One of Europe’s First Female Professional Painters
When a rare portrait by one of Britain’s first professional female artists went up for sale two years ago, auctioneers assumed it was the work of a man.
