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Switched On: Tate Modern Unveils Its Towering Extension, Aiming to Expand Its Mission and Rewrite Art History

Tate Modern on Tuesday unveiled to the press its hotly anticipated £260 million ($375 million) expansion, the most significant new cultural building in Britain since the landmark opening in 2000 of…

• By
  Elizabeth Fullerton
• Jun 14, 2016 12:44 pm

• Retrospective

Then and Now: The Transforming Tate

From its beginnings in 1897, when it had but one modest site in London housing a small collection of British artworks, to the present, Tate Gallery has grown to boast four venues—London's Tate Britain…

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  The Editors of ARTnews
• Jun 6, 2016 11:01 am

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Frances Morris Named Director of Tate Modern

Tate Modern announced today that Frances Morris will be the London museum’s new director. Chris Dercon, the Tate Modern’s director of five years, will leave the museum later this year. Morris first…

• By
  Alex Greenberger
• Jan 15, 2016 10:56 am