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New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool

Published by Ian Jackson on September 2, 2010 00:12 in News. 0 Comments Tags: .

Gavin-Delahunty

Tate Liverpool is delighted to announce the appointment of Gavin Delahunty to the position of Head of Exhibitions and Displays.  Gavin is currently Curator at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).  He will join the gallery in November 2010 and succeeds Peter Gorschlüter, who has taken up the position of Deputy Director at MMK (Museum für Moderne Kunst) in Frankfurt.

Gavin will work alongside Tate Liverpool Director Christoph Grunenberg to lead the programme of the Gallery.  He stated, “I am delighted to welcome Gavin to the Tate Liverpool team.  His appointment strengthens the existing curatorial department and its already strong international outlook. We look forward to Gavin’s expertise and specialist knowledge shaping our future exhibitions and displays.”

Gavin added, “I am delighted to be joining the distinguished team at Tate Liverpool.  The gallery has an astonishing exhibition history, in many instances hosting the first solo exhibition in Britain of some of the world’s most influential artists.  I look forward to contributing to its mission and delivering first rate international exhibitions.” Continue reading ‘New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool’

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Tate Liverpool Awarded Freedom of the City

Published by Ian Jackson on July 15, 2010 17:01 in News. 1 Comment Tags: .

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So now Liverpool Town Hall has a copy of this new work by Sir Peter Blake and Tate Liverpool has the right to herd their sheep along Dale street.

TATE Liverpool has been given the Freedom of the City in recognition of its two decades as a major cultural presence in the city.

The high-profile art gallery, which opened at the Albert Dock in 1988, has given Liverpool people some of the very best displays from the national collection.

It is an integral part of the artistic and cultural life of the city – and is the most visited modern and contemporary art gallery outside London.

Since it opened it has hosted more than 150 exhibitions, and in 2008 was responsible for one of the highlights of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year when it displayed the work of Gustav Klimt. It is currently showcasing the work of Picasso in Picasso: Peace and Freedom.

Artist and long-serving Tate Liverpool supporter Sir Peter Blake has created a new artwork as a gift to the city in recognition of Tate Liverpool’s Freedom award.

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Published by Ian Jackson on July 15, 2010 17:01 in News. 1 Comment Tags: .

Picasso: Peace and Freedom for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Published by Ian Jackson on June 27, 2010 20:55 in News and Web. Closed Tags: , , , , .

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Picasso: Peace and Freedom for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store.

I don’t have any of these devices but for those that do…

Get your own Picasso with this beautiful 3D interactive virtual gift!

Tate Liverpool brings Pablo Picasso to iPhone for the first time with this official virtual gift representing one of the artist’s seminal anti-war works in hi-res 3D.

- Spin & Touch it
- Zoom and examine it up close
- Watch as your gift unwraps before your eyes
- Send it to a friend (via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail)
- Learn more about the painting
- Visit Tate Liverpool on the web
- Your own masterpiece without the auction-house prices!

“These are the best quality virtual gifts we’ve seen anywhere” says The Next Web

As seen in TechCrunch, Fast Company, Macworld, TUAW and more.

This version of Picasso’s 1940’s work “Monument to the Spaniards who Died for France” is made available on iPhone to celebrate Tate Liverpool’s acclaimed “Picasso: Peace and Freedom” exhibition. So if you can’t make it to the gallery before the exhibition finishes on 30th August, you can still experience this masterpiece up close.

Part of the Little World Gifts collection of interactive 3D virtual gifts – search “Little World Gifts” on the App Store.

Published by Ian Jackson on June 27, 2010 20:55 in News and Web. Closed Tags: , , , , .

Carol Ann Duffy curates display at Tate Liverpool

Published by Ian Jackson on June 27, 2010 17:55 in News. 3 Comments Tags: , .
© Gillian Wearing, courtesy Maureen Paley/ Interim Art, London

© Gillian Wearing, courtesy Maureen Paley/ Interim Art, London

Part of the This is Sculpture show at Tate Liverpool changed recently, lots of interesting new work and you can create your own poem.

The Sculpture of Language – curated by Carol Ann Duffy
Part of DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture
Tate Liverpool
From 14 June 2010

Tate Liverpool continues its unique and highly popular series of Collection displays, DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture, by collaborating with the current Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.  The poet worked with Tate Liverpool’s Head of Exhibitions Peter Gorschlüter to select works from the Tate Collection for the new display entitled The Sculpture of Language.

Presenting artworks created in a range of media from 1699 to the present day, Duffy’s personal selection creates a multi-layered and poetic display.  It invites us on a journey towards a universal notion of language, from ‘before words’ to ‘when words come into being’.  She explores the numerous ways in which artists have deployed, dissected and engaged with language; by making reference to literature, by exploring the processes and devices of inscription and the formal qualities of typography, by using words to convey meaning or by creating works that are synonyms and metaphors for communication itself.

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Published by Ian Jackson on June 27, 2010 17:55 in News. 3 Comments Tags: , .

Artwork of the Week – Pablo Picasso

Published by Ian Jackson on May 23, 2010 23:44 in Art of the Week. Closed Tags: , .
Pablo Picasso. The Studio 1955 L'Atelier. Presented by Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler 1974, accessioned 1994

Pablo Picasso. The Studio 1955 L'Atelier. Presented by Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler 1974, accessioned 1994

Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-21. ‘The Studio’ 1955 (L’Atelier) by Pablo Picasso in ‘Picasso: Peace and Freedom’ at Tate Liverpool 21 May – 30 August 2010.

It has to be Picasso this week as the new exhibition has just opened. There are so many excellent pieces but this is one of my favourites.

This painting depicts the studio at ‘La Californie’, the large Art Nouveau villa near Cannes where Picasso and his partner Jacqueline Roque moved in the summer of 1955. In October and November of that year Picasso depicted his studio twelve times. The room is empty but Picasso’s presence is strongly felt in his tools and the sculpted head on a modelling stand. The studio had been a favourite subject for his friend and rival Henri Matisse, and it has been suggested that this series was a direct response to the artist’s death the previous year.

(From the display caption September 2008)

Picasso: Peace and Freedom
at Tate Liverpool
21 May – 30 August 2010
 Admission £10 (£8 Concessions)

A major exhibition bringing together over 150 works by Pablo Picasso from across the world is presented at Tate Liverpool. Picasso: Peace and Freedom reveals a fascinating new insight into the artist’s life as a tireless political activist and campaigner for peace, challenging the widely-held view of the artist as creative genius, playboy and compulsive extrovert.
Published by Ian Jackson on May 23, 2010 23:44 in Art of the Week. Closed Tags: , .

Tate – Rineke Dijkstra: I See a Woman Crying

Published by Ian Jackson on April 26, 2010 23:57 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .
Rineke Dijkstra The Weeping Woman, Tate Liverpool, 2009 (film still series 2) 3 Channel Video HD Duration: 12 Minutes © Rineke Dijkstra Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler

Rineke Dijkstra The Weeping Woman, Tate Liverpool, 2009 (film still series 2) 3 Channel Video HD Duration: 12 Minutes © Rineke Dijkstra Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler

I was fascinated by this video which went on show today on the ground floor of Tate Liverpool.

Weeping Woman (Femme en pleurs), 1937, Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, Tate © Succession Picasso/DACS 2002

Weeping Woman (Femme en pleurs), 1937, Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, Tate © Succession Picasso/DACS 2002

The children are looking at Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman’ which is on display as part of the DLA Piper Series: This Is Sculpture.

At first they make simple observations like ‘I see a woman crying’, ‘There are lots of colours’ etc. but then they get more descriptive and talk about the emotions and feelings in the painting and then they become more and more imaginative about what this woman’s story could be. Why is she crying? Has someone passed away, is she lonely, has someone been cruel to her, maybe they are tears of joy, perhaps she’s been given a sports car for her birthday or could her evil step-mother have sent her a letter saying ‘you’re next!’

When children (or adults too I’m sure) are encouraged to look carefully at art for prolonged periods and then discuss it, it’s amazing what they come up with.

In a second video a girl called Ruth is sitting on the gallery floor drawing Picasso’s work. It’s interesting to see how she concentrates but is sometimes distracted by what’s happening around her and after a while spends less time looking at the work on the wall as she speeds up to finish her drawing. Sadly we don’t get to see her version.

Tate Liverpool – Rineke Dijkstra: I See a Woman Crying 26 April – 30 August 2010
In April 2010 Tate Liverpool is proud to unveil new commissions by acclaimed Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra. Rineke Dijkstra: I See a Woman Crying features two Liverpool-based video works never seen before in the UK. Tate Liverpool, Wolfson Gallery.  Admission Free.

Rineke Dijkstra Ruth Drawing Picasso, Tate Liverpool, 2009 (film still 1) 1 channel HD video 6 minutes and 36 seconds loop (6'36) © Rineke Dijkstra Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler

Rineke Dijkstra Ruth Drawing Picasso, Tate Liverpool, 2009 (film still 1) 1 channel HD video 6 minutes and 36 seconds loop (6'36) © Rineke Dijkstra Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler

Published by Ian Jackson on April 26, 2010 23:57 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic Ends Sunday 25 Apr

Published by Ian Jackson on April 21, 2010 17:29 in News. Closed Tags: .

Don’t miss it.

Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic
29 January -– 25 April 2010. Admission: £6.00 (£4.50 concessions)
Taking its inspiration from Paul Gilroy’’s seminal book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (1993), the exhibition is the first to trace in depth the impact of different black cultures from around the Atlantic on art from the early twentieth century to today.

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Tate Liverpool partners with Kisky for iPhone app

Published by Ian Jackson on April 20, 2010 11:01 in Web. 1 Comment Tags: .

Tate Liverpool partners with Kisky for iPhone app – North West Media News – How-Do.

The Tate Liverpool has joined up with Kisky Netmedia (also based in the city) to put artwork from a new Picasso exhibition on its Little World Gifts app on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Published by Ian Jackson on April 20, 2010 11:01 in Web. 1 Comment Tags: .