The Guardian view on Tate Modern at 25: a monumental success Editorial: Giant spiders, slides and masterpieces – the gallery has become a cultural institution without losing its edge The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025
Tate Modern: 25 jaw-dropping and unforgettable moments from the first 25 years When the gallery opened in 2000, it transformed the artistic life of Britain – and the world. We look back at spiders, splinters, sexual dependency and sunsets The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025
Art Fund reveals 2025 Museum of the Year finalists The world’s largest museum prize will award £120,000 to the winner, with finalists spanning living history, contemporary art and major redevelopments across the UK The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
Who is shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025? Check out the four artists A guide to the artists nominated for the 2025 Turner Prize, with the exhibition taking place in Bradford this year... Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025
OPINION - Why are UK museums losing visitors?....The Standard Podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025
‘Memories of these places never leave you’: artist Do Ho Suh and the fabric of home The internationally renowned South Korean’s diaphanous houses, coming to Tate Modern, embody the emotional imprint of where he has lived The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025
OPINION - The sorry decline of the Tate offers a brutal lesson to London's galleries The Tate galleries have lost 2.2 million visitors in the past five years. That’s a drop of more than a fifth since pre-pandemic times. Tate has been in discussions with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport about its financial position, with trustees acknowledging “uncertainty” over its ability to remain… Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2025
Tate Modern given Joan Mitchell work in biggest donation since 1969 Miami billionaire couple part with triptych by late abstract expressionist that previously hung in their bedroom The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
Miami philanthropists donate an American masterpiece to Britain's Tate Modern Britain’s Tate Modern art museum has unveiled one of the most significant gifts it has received in years The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Tate director urges British art collectors to be more philanthropic as US tycoon gifts masterpiece Gallery unveiled new multi-million pound painting donated by Miami businessman The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Tate Britain to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heirs Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs. Euronews · Apr 1, 2025
Henry Gibbs painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish art dealer’s family Samuel Hartveld’s great-grandchildren to welcome back stolen 17th-century painting that was sold to Tate Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025
UK Gallery To Return Nazi-looted Painting To Heirs Of Jewish Collector The Tate Britain gallery is set to reunite the great-grandchildren of a Belgian Jewish art collector with a painting looted from his home by the Nazis, officials said on Saturday. International Business Times · Mar 29, 2025
17th-century painting looted by Nazis to be returned by Tate Britain Hartveld, a Belgian art collector, left the painting behind when he and his wife fled Antwerp The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025 Peter Sedgley obituary Op artist and friend of Bridget Riley with whom he founded Space artist studios in London
Euronews · Mar 17, 2025 Tate museums to cut 7% of workforce amid financial challenges Tate has announced that it is cutting 7% of its workforce, as the British arts institution grapples with a post-pandemic financial deficit. The move echoes major budget cuts for many cultural institutions globally, including major European museums.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 Tate cuts 7% of workforce in effort to reduce funding deficit from pandemic Arts institution says loss of 40 roles achieved through voluntary departures and recruitment freezes
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025 Art, Leigh Bowery and the weaponisation of embarrassment Open up and let the shame in… It will set you free
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025 Leigh Bowery! at Tate Modern: Sprays inspiration over viewers like an enema 4/5 This well-earned retrospective relishes the fabulousness and revulsion of a nightlife icon
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025 Leigh Bowery! review – the sex, scandal and sprayed enemas of the ultimate exhibitionist This exhaustive account of the iconic diva and dandy covers all the fashion, drugs, clubs and self-obsession of a life that was short, sleazy and sensational
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025 ‘It’s not a bubble’: Indigenous art comes to London after post-Venice backlash Curators and artists say this is a time of overdue recognition but others are cautious about the longevity of the moment
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025 ‘He wanted to have a wing of the Tate named after him’: remembering the groundbreaking art of Donald Rodney A new show celebrates the pioneering, polemical artist who inspired a generation of Black British creatives – and whose works are as relevant today as they’ve ever been
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Grenfell exhibition by Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen promises tragedy will ‘never be forgotten’ Fire claimed 72 lives including the deaths of 18 children
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025 Tate Liverpool ‘flings open windows’ to first phase of £30m revamp Gallery, whose success its director says others have learned from, is now expected to reopen in spring 2027
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 How the capital's art world went broke on woke Lectures on social issues instead of just amazing art: no wonder London’s major galleries are in crisis, says JJ Charlesworth