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44-651: Founded in 1988 by the Swedish art collector and financier Fredrik Roos (1951-1991), Rooseum began as a traditional exhibition hall showing modern and contemporary art from the Nordic countries and internationally. Under the first director, Lars Nittve , it established an international reputation. With the arrival of Charles Esche in 2000, Rooseum promoted more experimental relationships between art, artists and audience, by offering exhibitions and commissions linked to seminars, discussions and relevant screenings. It became one of

88-686: A PhD, HC , from the Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden. In 1978 to 1985, Nittve served as lecturer in art history at the Stockholm University . During the same period he has been Senior art critic for the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, and contributed regularly to Artforum , New York City. From 1986 Nittve was appointed Chief Curator at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, where he curated

132-540: A car parking and a new external public space. In May 2017, the Switch House was formally renamed the Blavatnik Building, after Anglo-Ukrainian billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik , who contributed a "substantial" amount of the £260 million cost of the extension. Sir Nicholas Serota commented, "Len Blavatnik's enthusiastic support ensured the successful realisation of the project and I am delighted that

176-583: A large number of high-profile exhibitions – both monographic and thematic, among them " Walter De Maria ", " Kandinsky and Sweden", " Hilma af Klint " and the seminal "Implosion – a Postmodern Perspective". From 1990 to 1995, he served as the founding Director of Rooseum – Center for Contemporary Art – in Malmö , Sweden, where he organized the whole exhibition program, including surveys of " Susan Rothenberg ", " Allan McCollum ", " Sherrie Levine " and " Andreas Gursky ". In July 1995, Nittve became Director of

220-485: A number of other facilities: The closest station is Blackfriars via its new south entrance. Other nearby stations include Southwark , as well as St Paul's and Mansion House north of the river which can be reached via the Millennium Bridge . The lampposts between Southwark tube station and Tate Modern are painted orange to show pedestrian visitors the route. There is also a riverboat pier just outside

264-516: A retrospective exhibition. A Year in Art: Australia 1992 , featuring contemporary Indigenous Australian art of 1992, which opened in June 2021, was extended until September 2022 owing to its popularity. The Tanks, located on level 0, are three large underground oil tanks, connecting spaces and side rooms originally used by the power station and refurbished for use by the gallery. One tank

308-455: A single floor, the two exhibition areas could be combined to host a single exhibition. This was done for the Gilbert and George retrospective due to the size and number of the works. A 2014 show of Henri Matisse provided Tate Modern with London's best-attended charging exhibition, and with a record 562,622 visitors overall, helped by a nearly five-month-long run. In 2018, Joan Jonas had

352-419: A very large space that can be used to show exceptionally large artworks due to its unusual height. The main collection displays consist of 8 areas with a named theme or subject. Within each area there are some rooms that change periodically showing different works in keeping with the overall theme or subject. The themes are changed less frequently. There is no admission charge for these areas. As of June 2016

396-454: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lars Nittve Lars Nittve (born 17 September 1953) is a Swedish museum director, curator, art critic and writer. He was the founding Director of Tate Modern in London; former Director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; the founding Director of Rooseum – Center for Contemporary Art – in Malmö , Sweden; and Director of

440-650: Is used to display installation and video art specially commissioned for the space while smaller areas are used to show installation and video art from the collection. The Tanks have also been used as a venue for live music. The Project Space (formerly known as the Level 2 Gallery) was a smaller gallery located on the north side of the Boiler House on level 1 which housed exhibitions of contemporary art in collaboration with other international art organisations. Its exhibitions typically ran for 2–3 months and then travelled to

484-408: Is used to display large specially-commissioned works by contemporary artists, between October and March each year. From 2000 until 2012, the series was named after its corporate sponsor, Unilever . In this time the company provided £4.4m sponsorship in total including a renewal deal of £2.2m for a period of five years agreed in 2008. This series was planned to last the gallery's first five years, but

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528-567: The Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark . Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. As with the UK's other national galleries and museums, there is no admission charge for access to the collection displays, which take up the majority of the gallery space, whereas tickets must be purchased for the major temporary exhibitions. Due to

572-533: The COVID-19 pandemic the museum was closed for 173 days in 2020, and attendance plunged by 77 per cent to 1,432,991. However, it recovered strongly in 2022, with 3,883,160 visitors, making it the third most visited in Britain and the fourth-most visited art museum in the world. The nearest railway and London Underground station is Blackfriars , which is 550 yards (0.5 km) from the gallery. After sharing

616-589: The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek , Denmark , where he also curated the groundbreaking exhibition "Sunshine & Noir – Art in L.A. 1960–1997". In the spring of 1998, he was named the first Director of Tate Modern , London, which opened in May 2000 to great acclaim. In 2001, he took up his post as Director of Moderna Museet , the national Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. He co-curated

660-669: The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek , Denmark. Nittve was the Executive Director of M+ , museum for visual culture of West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. Lars Nittve was born in Stockholm in 1953. He studied at the Stockholm School of Economics , and obtained an M.A. at Stockholm University . He also pursued postgraduate studies at New York University . In 2009, Nittve earned

704-466: The Millbank site with Tate Britain for many decades, since 2000 Tate Modern has occupied the converted former Bankside Power Station . This was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott , the architect of Battersea Power Station , and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963. It is directly across the river from St Paul's Cathedral . The power station closed in 1981. Prior to redevelopment,

748-539: The Moderna Museet after having served the maximum length of nine years anyone is permitted to hold the post. From 2011–2016, Nittve was Executive Director of the M+ museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. Lars Nittve has served on the jury of numerous international prizes and has been on the board of a large number of international art organizations. He is a member of

792-704: The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Art . In 2009 he was awarded a PhD H.C by Umeå University , Sweden, where he is also professor in Art history since 2010. In 2010, Nittve was awarded H. M. The King's Medal in gold, 12th size in the Order of the Serafim's ribbon. Nittve is the author of several publications on art, as well as articles in journals and catalogues in Sweden and abroad. In 2013 he

836-467: The Switch House in the southern third of the building, remained on-site and owned by the French power company EDF Energy while Tate took over the northern Boiler House for Tate Modern's main exhibition spaces. The history of the site as well as information about the conversion was the basis for a 2008 documentary Architects Herzog and de Meuron: Alchemy of Building & Tate Modern . The conversion work

880-571: The UK government; £7 million from the London Development Agency ; £6 million from philanthropist John Studzinski ; and donations from, among others, the Sultanate of Oman and Elisabeth Murdoch . In June 2013, international shipping and property magnate Eyal Ofer pledged £10 million to the extension project, making it to 85% of the required funds. Eyal Ofer, chairman of London-based Zodiac Maritime Agencies , said

924-686: The United Kingdom. The first commission for the Hyundai series is Mexican artist, Abraham Cruzvillegas . The artists who have exhibited commissioned work in the Turbine Hall as part of the Hyundai series thus far are: When there is no series running, the Turbine Hall is used for occasional events and exhibitions. In 2011 it was used to display Damien Hirst 's For The Love of God . A sell-out show by Kraftwerk in February 2013 crashed

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968-443: The collaborating institution for display there. The space was only accessible by leaving the building and re-entering using a dedicated entrance. It is no longer used as gallery space. Works are also sometimes shown in the restaurants and members' rooms. Other locations that have been used in the past include the mezzanine on Level 1 and the north facing exterior of the Boiler House building. In addition to exhibition space there are

1012-515: The collection and oversaw the expansion of the institution – including The Second Museum of Our Wishes, which focuses on bringing more works by women artists into the collection, the creation of the innovative Renzo Piano designed Pontus Hultén Study Gallery (opened in May 2008), The American Friends of the Moderna Museet Inc. and the opening of Moderna Museet Malmö in 2009. At the end of 2010, Nittve left his post as Director of

1056-416: The donation made through his family foundation would enable "an iconic institution to enhance the experience and accessibility of contemporary art". The Tate director, Nicholas Serota , praised the donation saying it would help to make Tate Modern a "truly twenty-first-century museum". The first phase of the expansion involved the conversion of three large, circular, underground oil tanks originally used by

1100-508: The gallery called Bankside Pier , with connections to the Docklands and Greenwich via regular passenger boat services (commuter service) and the Tate to Tate service, which connects Tate Modern with Tate Britain. To the west of Tate Modern is an area currently under redevelopment following the demolitions of Ludgate House, the former headquarters of Express Newspapers and Sampson House ,

1144-683: The main sites of the artistic discussion around ' New institutionalism '. Rooseum, which was housed in a former power station built in 1900 at Gasverksgatan 22, closed in 2006. The Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm ( Moderna Museet ) opened a satellite location, Moderna Museet Malmö , in the premises of the former Rooseum in 2009. The Moderna Museet Malmö exhibits both its collection and temporary contemporary art exhibitions. 55°36′16″N 13°00′34″E  /  55.60444°N 13.00944°E  / 55.60444; 13.00944 This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery in Sweden

1188-410: The museum, initially planned to be completed in 2015. The tower was to be built over the old oil storage tanks, which would be converted to a performance art space. Structural, geotechnical, civil, and façade engineering and environmental consultancy was undertaken by Ramboll between 2008 and 2016. This project was initially costed at £215 million. Of the money raised, £50 million came from

1232-483: The new building now bears his name". The collections in Tate Modern consist of works of international modern and contemporary art dating from 1900 until today. Levels 2, 3 and 4 contain gallery space. Each of those floors is split into a large east and west wing with at least 11 rooms in each. Space between these wings is also used for smaller galleries on levels 2 and 4. The Boiler House shows art from 1900 to

1276-402: The popularity of the series led to its extension until 2012. The artists who have exhibited commissioned work in the Turbine Hall as part of The Unilever Series are: In 2013, Tate Modern signed a sponsorship deal worth around £5 million with Hyundai to cover a ten-year program of commissions, then considered the largest amount of money ever provided to an individual gallery or museum in

1320-606: The power station into accessible display spaces and facilities areas. These opened on 18 July 2012 and closed on 28 October 2012 as work on the tower building continued directly above. They reopened following the completion of the Switch House extension in June 2016. Two of the Tanks are used to show live performance art and installations while the third provides utility space. Tate describes them as "the world's first museum galleries permanently dedicated to live art". A ten-storey tower, 65 m (213 ft) high from ground level,

1364-473: The power station was a 200 m (660 ft) long, steel framed , brick clad building with a substantial central chimney standing 99 m (325 ft). The structure was roughly divided into three main areas each running east–west – the huge main Turbine Hall in the centre, with the boiler house to the north and the switch house to the south. For many years after closure Bankside Power station

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1408-414: The present day. The Switch House has eleven floors, numbered 0 to 10. Levels 0, 2, 3 and 4 contain gallery space. Level 0 consists of the Tanks, spaces converted from the power station's original fuel oil tanks, while all other levels are housed in the tower extension building constructed above them. The Switch House shows art from 1960 to the present day. The Turbine Hall is a single large space running

1452-616: The public on 17 June 2016. The design, again by Herzog & de Meuron, has been controversial. It was originally designed with a glass stepped pyramid, but this was amended to incorporate a sloping façade in brick latticework (to match the original power-station building) despite planning consent to the original design having been previously granted by the supervising authority. The extension provides 22,492 m (242,100 sq ft) of additional gross internal area for display and exhibition spaces, performance spaces, education facilities, offices, catering and retail facilities as well as

1496-473: The south west of the building with the intention of providing 5,000 m of new display space, almost doubling the amount of display space. The southern third of the building was retained by the French State owned power company EDF Energy as an electrical substation . In 2006, the company released the western half of this holding and plans were made to replace the structure with a tower extension to

1540-468: The thematic exhibition Fashination in 2004 about the dialogue between art and fashion in the last ten years. Other exhibitions include "Time and Place: Los Angeles 1957–1968" (2008); "Anthony McCall" (2009) and most recently "Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting" (2010). During his time at the Moderna Museet, Nittve was instrumental in the fundraising effort (70 million USD) that strengthened

1584-400: The thematic groupings in favour of focusing on pivotal moments of twentieth-century art. It also introduced spaces for shorter exhibitions in between the wings. The layout was: In 2012, there was a partial third rehang. The arrangement was: The Turbine hall, which once housed the electricity generators of the old power station, is five storeys tall with 3,400 square metres of floorspace. It

1628-597: The themed areas were: There is also an area dedicated to displaying works from the Artist Rooms collection. Since the Tate Modern first opened in 2000, the collections have not been displayed in chronological order but have been arranged thematically into broad groups. Prior to the opening of the Switch House there were four of these groupings at a time, each allocated a wing on levels 3 and 5 (now levels 2 and 4). The initial hanging from 2000 to 2006: The first rehang at Tate Modern opened in May 2006. It eschewed

1672-418: The ticket hotline and website, causing a backlash from the band's fans. In 2018 the Turbine Hall was used for two performances of Messiaen 's Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum and Stockhausen 's Gruppen . Two wings of the Boiler House are used to stage the major temporary exhibitions for which an entry fee is charged. These exhibitions normally run for three or four months. When they were located on

1716-428: The whole length of the building between the Boiler House and the Switch House. At six storeys tall it represents the full height of the original power station building. It is cut by bridges between the Boiler House and the Switch House on levels 1 and 4 but the space is otherwise undivided. The western end consists of a gentle ramp down from the entrance and provides access to both sides on level 0. The eastern end provides

1760-474: The winning architects in January 1995. The £134 million conversion to the Tate Modern started in June 1995 and was completed in January 2000. The most obvious external change was the two-story glass extension on one half of the roof. Much of the original internal structure remained, including the cavernous main turbine hall, which retained the overhead travelling crane. An electrical substation , taking up

1804-554: Was at risk of being demolished by developers. Many people campaigned for the building to be saved and put forward suggestions for possible new uses. An application to list the building was refused. In April 1994 the Tate Gallery announced that Bankside would be the home for the new Tate Modern. In July of the same year, an international competition was launched to select an architect for the new gallery. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron were announced as

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1848-443: Was built above the oil tanks. The original western half of the Switch House was demolished to make room for the tower and then rebuilt around it with large gallery spaces and access routes between the main building and the new tower on level 1 (ground level) and level 4. The new galleries on level 4 have natural top lighting. A bridge built across the turbine hall on level 4 provides an upper access route. The new building opened to

1892-461: Was carried out by Carillion . Tate Modern was opened by the Queen on 11 May 2000. Tate Modern received 5.25 million visitors in its first year. The previous year the three existing Tate galleries had received 2.5 million visitors combined. Tate Modern had attracted more visitors than originally expected and plans to expand it had been in preparation since 2004. These plans focused on

1936-538: Was ranked at number 73 in ArtReview Magazine's annual Power 100 Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900). It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain , Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives . It is located in the former Bankside Power Station , in

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