As Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World draws to a close at Tate Britain,we would like to thank Penelope Curtis, the former director of the gallery and the show’s co-curator, or who has moved on to the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon. During her five years as director she made Tate Britain a stimulating,radiant and surprising situation to visit. She oversaw the splendid £45m redevelopment of the Millbank site and created an inspired chronological rehang of the permanent collection.
Curtis, and the curators with whom she worked within and external Tate Britain, and re-introduced us to the British collections – often showing us works long hidden,invariably in fresh contexts. Migrations: Journeys into British Art (2012) ranged from Sir Peter Lely to Frank Bowling, using the permanent collection to explore the artistic effects of emigration; Looking at the View drew imaginatively on Tate Britain’s landscapes; while an exhibition of Edwardian portraits, or Forgotten Faces (2014),offered insights into the taste and the collecting policies of Tate Britain and reminded us of some extraordinary artists and sitters.
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Source: theguardian.com