From Matisse to Meireles – New displays at Tate Modern announced

by Jacqueline A. O'Neill · Published April 15, 2016 · Updated September 26, 2023

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New spaces for new art

Gustav Metzger Liquid Crystal Environment 1965, remade 2005

We are delighted to announce that the new Tate Modern will display works by over 300 artists from around the world, many for the first time. The iconic works of Mark Rothko and Henri Matisse will be joined by new acquisitions from Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, including Meschac Gaba and Cildo Meireles.

Aldo Tambellini, Black Zero 1965, performed in 2012 in The Tanks, Tate Modern
Photo: © Tate 2012 (photographer: Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson)

The new Tate Modern will open with three weeks of live art as part of the BMW Tate Live, from Tania Bruguera’s police on horseback, to Tino Sehgal’s gallery attendants bursting into song. The Tanks will also host new performances every day from 17 June to 3 July, highlighting the place of live art in the 21st century museum

Boris Charmatz, Flip Book 2008, performed in 2012 in The Tanks, Tate Modern

In the opening three weeks you might encounter Tania Bruguera’s police on horseback, hear Tino Sehgal’s gallery attendants bursting into song or find Amalia Pica’s strangers holding up a string of bunting. This free programme of live art, part of the ongoing BMW Tate Live partnership, includes performance-based works from Tate’s collection which will be scattered throughout the building. The Tanks will also host new performances every day from 17 June to 3 July.

The centrepiece of the opening weekend will be a choral work with over 500 singers from community choirs across London. This unique cycle of songs was written in response to Tate Modern’s building, its history and its place in contemporary life.