Tate Modern
Thames art museum
Tate Modern is a major modern art museum in London, housed in a converted power station on the south bank of the Thames.
It opened in 2000 and holds the national collection of international modern and contemporary art.
We spent the afternoon wandering through Tate Modern.
London's river
- St Paul's CathedralBaroque London church
- Shakespeare's GlobeIconic Elizabethan London theater
- London EyeRotating observation wheel, Thames
- The ShardAngular London landmark
Tower Bridge · South Bank · Blackfriars · Waterloo · Southwark · embankment · riverfront · pedestrian bridge
Process of putting in
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- solo showExhibition by single artist
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
immersive experience · blockbuster show · opening night · curator · catalogue · audio guide · free admission
Vertical smoke passage
- adaptive reuseRetrofitting buildings for new functions
- oil tanksVessels storing petroleum
- steel frameMetal structural support system
- concreteSolid building mixture
Recent creative expression
- contemporary artCreative works from today
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
- WarholPop art icon
- DalíSpanish surrealist painter
Rothko · Matisse · Pollock · Duchamp · Hockney · Bourgeois · Giacometti · Bacon
Irrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- pop artMass culture as canvas
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
conceptual art · postmodernism · futurism · dadaism · neo-expressionism · video art · performance art · land art
One who visits art displays
- membershipState of belonging
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- gift shopStore selling mementos
bookshop · guided tour · family activities · accessibility · crowds · queues · photography · souvenirs
Thames
London's river
- St Paul's CathedralBaroque London church
- Shakespeare's GlobeIconic Elizabethan London theater
- London EyeRotating observation wheel, Thames
The Shard · Tower Bridge · South Bank · Blackfriars · Waterloo · Southwark · embankment · riverfront · pedestrian bridge · London skyline
installation
Process of putting in
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- solo showExhibition by single artist
- commissionPayment for services rendered
live performance · immersive experience · blockbuster show · opening night · curator · catalogue · audio guide · free admission
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
- adaptive reuseRetrofitting buildings for new functions
- oil tanksVessels storing petroleum
- steel frameMetal structural support system
modern art
Recent creative expression
- contemporary artCreative works from today
- PicassoSpanish cubism co-founder
- WarholPop art icon
Rothko · Dalí · Matisse · Pollock · Duchamp · Hockney · Bourgeois · Giacometti · Bacon · Freud
surrealism
Irrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- pop artMass culture as canvas
minimalism · conceptual art · postmodernism · futurism · dadaism · neo-expressionism · video art · performance art · land art
gallery-goer
One who visits art displays
- membershipState of belonging
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
- restaurantPlace serving meals
gift shop · bookshop · guided tour · family activities · accessibility · crowds · queues · photography · souvenirs
Tate ModernNational Gallery
Government-run art institution
Uffizi Gallery · Rijksmuseum · Prado · Buckingham Palace · British Museum
modernize, modernized, modernist, modernity, modernism, modernizing, postmodern, modernists, premodern