A Bonus Day in London-Tate Modern Museum

We got off the ship, checked into a hotel at the airport and quickly grabbed a bus to London to take advantage of our one overnight until our flight tomorrow. We spent the afternoon at the TATE Museum.

We are not "big" fans of Modern Art but once in awhile it is interesting to visit a modern art museum in a city (yes, we have been to NY MoMA many times) to see what is being shown. The Tate is celebrating 25 years and therefore showcasing some permanent collections along with special exhibits they think represents their history. https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/anniv….

Tate Modern is located in the old Bankside Power Station, a former industrial space that was originally built between 1947 and 1963, a project completed in 2000. They largely retained the building's industrial character and features, most notably the towering Turbine Hall and the iconic chimney. The collections in Tate Modern consist of works of international modern and contemporary dating from 1900 until today. There are 11 floors to the Tate but only 5 have exhibits with each floor having an East and West wing dedicated to different exhibits. The museum's collection includes works by artists like Picasso, Warhol, and Matisse, as well as British artists who contributed to the development of modern art.

We enjoyed our visit as some of the room we quickly “discounted” as to works we did not consider art and other room that had very creative and clever exhibits. Bruce particularly enjoyed what we called the “Modern Living Tower of Babel” (not Tower of London) by Cildo Meireles, a tower of radios playing at once, addresses ideas of information overload and failed communication he calls “tower of incomprehension." Comprising hundreds of radios, each tuned to a different station, the sculpture relates to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, a tower tall enough to reach the heavens. The sight and sounds it produced made a great analogy and statement.Læs mere