As Ukraine Remains Under Siege, Tate Faces Calls to Divest from Russian...
With Ukraine under siege from Moscow, Tate is facing calls to cut ties with Kremlin-linked billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, a patron of the London institution and a target of U.S. sanctions since 2008....
View ArticleTate Severs Ties With Sanctioned Russian Donors
The Tate, which oversees four of the United Kingdom’s premier art institutions, has cut ties with Russian oligarchs Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven, both of whom have provided funding to the museum...
View ArticleBackstory: Big Bang
I made Cold Dark Matter in 1991 for the Chisenhale Gallery in East London. It’s a dark space with no natural light, so I wanted to make something that had its own light source. I was making a series of...
View ArticleTate to Deaccession Francis Bacon Archive Over Authenticity Concerns
In an unexpected turn, the Tate announced Wednesday that it will deaccession a vast archive of materials from Francis Bacon’s estate donated by a close confidant of the Irish-born painter, after...
View ArticleTate Names Catherine Wood As Director Of Programme for Tate Modern
Catherine Wood has been named Director of Programme for Tate Modern, where she will oversee all exhibitions, displays, commissions, performances, film screenings and community projects, the Tate...
View ArticleTate Reaches Six-Figure Settlement with Artists in Lawsuit Over...
The Tate in London has reached a settlement agreement involving three artists who sued the British museum for breach of contract and discrimination earlier this year. The resolution, which was first...
View ArticleTate Modern Director Frances Morris to Depart in April
Frances Morris will depart from her post as Tate Modern’s director at the end of April 2023. Over the course of the last two decades, she served in various role at the London museum, as head of...
View ArticleTate Acquires Poppers Sculpture, Feminist Painting, and More at Frieze London
Tate, the powerhouse museum network based in London, has named the works it has acquired from the Frieze London art fair, which runs through this Sunday. While the offerings at Frieze range from new...
View ArticleUK Museum Leaders Pledge Action Against Climate Change at Inaugural Summit
Leaders from nearly 70 UK museums, foundations and funding agencies met last week at the inaugural UK Museum COP meeting at Tate Modern, a summit organized by The National Museum Directors’ Council...
View ArticleClimate Activists Target ‘Mona Lisa’, Indigenous Artifacts Barred From View,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MONA LISA DRENCHED. After cake, why not soup? Two climate protestors threw soup...
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