Bust of A Woman, 1944 Pablo Picasso
Located on the south bank of The River Thames in London, the Tate Modern is the world's most popular contemporary art gallery (more than five million visitors stroll through its doors every year!), and one of the top sights in London.
Study for Homage to the Square, 1963-1964 Josef Albers
The building, that houses the more than 60,000 works on constant rotation, was once a power station that was transformed by award-winning Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron.
It is now a contemporary, light-filled space that boasts incredible views of the river and St. Paul's Cathedral. (For some great photo ops — and great coffee — head to the coffee bar on the 4th floor).
From Line, 1978 Lee Ufan
One of the best parts about visiting galleries and museums in the UK is that admission is FREE! Yup, you read that right. There are often special exhibits that require a fee, but you will see more than you can possibly absorb with all the free art on display, so don't fret about having to shell out extra cash if you don't want to!
If you have visited my website before, you know how much I LOVE taking photos of art when I am in Europe, and as you can imagine, I have hundreds of photos from my most recent visit to the Tate. Here are some of my favourite shots.
Otaiti, 1930 (detail) Francis Picabia
Large Split Relief No. 34/4/74, 1964-5 Sergio Camargo
Fascism–The Most Evil Enemy of Women. Everyone To The Struggle Against Fascism!, 1941 Nina Vatolina
Autumn, 1948 Henri Laurens
“I aspire to ripeness of form. I should like to succeed in making it so full, so juicy that nothing could be added.”
Figure (Woman), 1956-7 Magda Cordell
Planning your trip:
The Tate Modern is located on the south side of the river at Bankside. The website has VERY detailed instructions on how to get to the gallery using various forms of transport. Admission is FREE, except for special exhibitions, and the gallery is open Sun to Thu from 10 am to 6 pm, and Fri and Sat from 10 am to 10 pm.
