Representatives of the Tate Gallery announced the results of the museum over the past year and announced projects in 2009

At a press conference on September 3, representatives of the Tate Gallery announced the outcome of the museum over the past year.

In the 2007/2008 year, the Tate collection has increased by 494 of the total cost of 63.1 million pounds (112 million dollars). 320 of them in the gallery received a gift from collectors and artists, or inherited. Damien Hurst (Damien Hirst) gave the museum its four works, Louise Bourgeois (Louise Bourgeois) presented its 9-timetrovuyu sculpture spider «Mother» (1999), a collector Seynsberi Simon (Simon Sainsbury) was bequeathed by the Tate and National Gallery of 18 works, including Among the paintings of Francis Bacon (Fransis Bacon), Lusiena Freud (Lucian Freud) and Baltyusa (Balthus). Gallery also passed by inheritance cloth brush Stanley Spencer (Stanley Spencer) The Wool Shop ( «Shop wool», 1939). The works that came to the museum in recent years, will be included in a report in the next year.

Among other achievements, the Tate over the past year it should be noted exhibition Prize laureate J. M. W. Turner (the Turner Prize), which became Uollinger Mark (Mark Wallinger). His exhibit in the Tate Liverpool, dedicated to the project «Liverpool - Cultural Capital of Europe in 2008», was attended by over 70 thousand people.

Over the past year in the Tate Modern was visited 5.24 million visitors in Tate Britain - 1,54 million. Audience attracted as permanent exhibits, as well as major exhibitions. In particular, Tate Modern has «Dali and Cinema», «Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia» (about the founder of Dada in New York), the exhibition of works of Louise Bourgeois and Juan Muñoz (Juan Munoz), and Tate Britain has been the largest exhibition of British photo How we are, the exhibition of Millet (Millais), and Peter Doig (Peter Doig).

At the press conference also discussed the plans for the future. Among the new Tate - opening a new wing for the Tate Modern, which is hoped to guide the museum would be completed by the summer Olympics in 2012. However, to date from 215 million pounds, which are required for construction, the gallery promises to provide only 70 million. According to Tate director Nicholas Seroty (Nicholas Serota), «it would be great to fully collect the required amount before the start of construction, but it is hardly possible». If after one year will be able to get only a half and did not foresee any further replenishments, it states Serota, «from the project will have to give». Yet he hoped to help sponsor.

In 2009, from 18 February to 17 May at Tate Britain will host exhibition «Van Dyke and the UK» (Van Dyck and Britain), which will be presented paintings, drawings and miniatures made by the Flemish master during his stay in England. A two portraits of Charles I, written by Antonius van Dyck, to provide exposure is Queen Elizabeth II.

Another interesting exhibition is planned for next year will be devoted to William Turner (Joseph Mallord William Turner) and will be held from September 23, 2009 to January 2010 at Tate Britain. One of the main ideas - to show us the Turner works of art by old masters, which inspired a British painter. Therefore, the exhibition will also include paintings by Rembrandt, Canaletto and Rubens.

Among future actions should also be noted Tate exhibition Sold Out ( «Sold»), which will be held from October 1, 2009 to January 17, 2010 at Tate Modern. Here visitors can see the work of the representatives of Pop Art and their followers, including works by Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons) and Demiena Hirst.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: artdaily.org , bloomberg.com , telegraph.co.uk , artinvestment.ru