This weekend the Tate have opened the doors to their new structure which has been growing towards the sky, behind the power-station on the Thames. It looms in different angular directions, with an exoskeleton of ventilated brick-work so that you can see thru to the gallery inside. It's awesome. The interior curves of cement makes it feel as monumental as the Guggenheim which is really exciting for London. Just scaling each of the 10 floors is an adventure on its own, so the art was just a bonus on this first visit. As you can see, there is a room of beds for when you might need a break!
The new free exhibitions include work by Louise Bourgeois, Rebecca Horn, Lygia Clark, Yayoi Kusama ............ a great representation of female artists amongst the collection of international modern and contemporary art. I need to go again to reach the summit viewing point and get round all of the shows............
Look out for Michael Craig-Martin's pink and green TFL roundel's at Southwark as a commission from "Art On The Underground" to celebrate the new gallery opening..........
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