LONDON (AP) – It was the abandoned power plant transformed into a plant for art. Now, the Tate Modern museum in London is even bigger, with a wing of 10 floors will help absorb the more than 5 million visitors per year and more works by women and non-European artists.
the gallery along the river Thames opened in 2000 with a success that surpassed all expectations of its creators and became the modern art museum most visited in the world.
starting Friday, the public can visit the pyramid-shaped extension created by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & amp; de Meuron, which cost 260 million pounds (367 million dollars).
It is an impressive structure, covered in a lattice of bricks whose texture has been compared to that of an old knitted sweater. Inside, strong concrete columns under high ceilings evoke the industrial past of the site. Parts of the old power station have been transformed, and concrete tanks that once stored oil are now spaces for displaying art.
The director of the Tate, Nicholas Serota, said Tuesday that the gallery now has 60% more space, allowing you to “show a much more diverse works range” than in the past.
“we are exhibiting art from around the world, not only in northwestern Europe and North America, “he said. “And we are giving people the opportunity to enjoy a new view of London” from a terrace at the top of the pyramid.
The director of Tate Modern Frances Morris said the museum’s collection art post-1900 was rearranged to give a stronger “fluctuations of history” sense and establish links between artists from different parts of the world.
more than a third of post-1960 art exhibition is of women artists. Morris said the gender imbalance is greatest among the oldest works because “recently, there was no level playing field”.
There are works of giants of modern art as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Mark Rothko in the old building, now known as the Boiler House. The new Switch House contains more recent art, in eclectic ways.
“There is virtually everything you can think of, from light and sound through a representation of film and video to a work made tires car, “Morris said. “We even have a work made of couscous”.
The Tate Modern transformed the neighboring district, helping turn a haven by the river in a center for the arts and night life that was surrounded by new buildings luxury apartments.
Serota said the museum hopes to attract remodeled “a number of visitors slightly higher” than the current 5 million come each year. The main objective is to give people room to move, and to spend money on a new restaurant, bar and gift shop. Admission to the museum is free.
If there is a cloud on the horizon is the possibility that Britain would vote to leave the EU in a referendum on June 23, a perspective that many in the world arts fear it could affect international cooperation.
“This is a museum that presents its face to the world and has enjoyed particular collaborations with European colleagues,” Serota said. “We also know that we employ a large number of people coming from other parts of Europe. And I think that anything that hinders more that reduce the quality of what we can show or do here. “
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