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Tate Gallery: something old, something new and something to be viewed
01/06/2023

Tate Gallery: something old, something new and something to be viewed

In 1889 Henry Tate, an industrialist who had made his fortune as a sugar refiner, offered his collection of British nineteenth-century art to the nation and provided funding for the first Tate Gallery.
His bequest to the National Gallery, he included notable works such as John Everett Millais' "Ophelia" (1851-1852) and J.W. Waterhouse's "The Lady of Shalott" (1888). However, the trustees of the National Gallery declined Tate's bequest due to space constraints and this led to the initiation of a campaign to establish a new gallery solely dedicated to British art. Later, thanks to Tate's donation towards the construction of the gallery, the pioneer could finally open the doors of the gallery in 1897. Nowadays the British museum has become one of the major points of interstest when it comes to art. In particular in the last month, the gallery has decided to participate and expose some of the latest trends and artworks from allover the world.

Starting from one of the biggest and newest movements, to highlight and promote queer perspectives and experiences, the gallery will feature a diverse cast of artists, cultural producers, and thinkers who will engage with queerness as a central theme. The programme utilize Tate Britain's new collection displays to explore the numerous artworks that represent and discuss queer identities, experiences, and issues. Additionally, there will be temporary exhibitions focusing on the filmmaking of Isaac Julien, known for addressing queer themes, as well as the radical romance of the Rossettis, likely referring to the artistic contributions of the Rossetti family, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his sister Christina Rossetti.

Also to "unleash the inner rebelion" of people, the Tate Gallery inspired by rule-bending artists such as Richard Bell from Black Audio Film Collective to Siah Armajani, has created an innovative activity for everyone to express their own feeling and emotions by representing on a simple banner what they think or how they feel about someting, with the purpose of bringing the creations to life, like something new.

If on one hand, the gallery decided to bring into its rooms new trends, on the other hand, Tate St Ives will be the first museum in the UK to bring back from the past the dynamic era of artistic revival that occurred after Morocco gained independence. This remarkable period was shaped by the innovative teaching approaches of the Casablanca Art School during the 1960s and 1970s. Under the guidance of Farid Belkahia, along with Mohammed Chabâa, Mohamed Melehi, and other notable figures, this pioneering institution laid the foundation for a fresh wave of socially conscious modern artists. Together, they formed an influential avant-garde network, leaving a lasting impact on the art scene.

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