The Tate Modern Gallery
The Tate Modern (website) occupies a huge building on London’s South Bank amongst a cluster of other venues, including the Globe Theatre. It’s contents can be classified generally as modern art but does include some items of past political and ideological interest.
I was disappointed at the absence of poster, record cover and street art but there is a breadth of other items and probably something to suit most tastes. I’ve tried to include a broad mix of items that I like and those that I do not. Taste is a very personal choice and, I think, not a matter for value judgements (they thought so too and wouldn’t let me take my angle-grinder in 🙂 ).
The venue is free to enter and photography is permitted except in some of the exhibitions. Further up river is the Tate Britain with a mix of classical paintings and some modern art sculpture.
Tate Modern – Winnie Mandela
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For a closer view, click on the image and then again to magnify.
This is half of an installation in progress. The other half is the same but faces the other way with a platform in between and will be “A live art game for children and adults”.
Tate Modern – Salvador Dali – Autumnal Canibbalism
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Tate Modern – Pablo Picasso – Weeping Woman
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Tate Modern – Gerhard Richter
I did find that many of the larger works were better viewed at a distance and hence very effective when seen in the smaller scale of a photograph.
Tate Modern – Gerhard Richter
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Tate Modern – Lee Bul – Untitled (Cravings White)
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I’ve included this as an example of post-modern existentialist irony. That is, there is a sign outside the exhibition room that says “NO PHOTOGRAPHY” and me with no angle-grinder. Some people have no sense of humour.
Freed From Time 
What beautiful wealth of human imagination – each better than the other 🙂
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April 10, 2016 at 11:15
Certainly imaginative. Shows what we can do when we try. Thanks for the visit. 🙂
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April 10, 2016 at 23:34
What a wealth of art. I love the entrance to Tate Modern too – so gorgeous in the right light.
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April 12, 2016 at 13:34
Oh I missed the main entrance (went in via the cafe) how silly of me. I’ll take a look next time. 😀
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April 12, 2016 at 18:06
It looks like this: https://ladyfi.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/tate-modern/
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April 12, 2016 at 18:47
Ok now I get it. That’s were they put the big pointy thing. 🙂
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April 12, 2016 at 21:03
Love Tate Modern :)!
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December 6, 2016 at 14:35
It is certainly a big place with plenty in it. 🙂
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December 7, 2016 at 12:53