Art gallery on London’s South Bank seeks to embrace more global works after its bold £260m extensionTate contemporary’s huge £260m extension will open this summer as the gallery places greater focus on international art and – the new director’s avowed aim – women.
Frances Morris,who has been in post for two weeks after succeeding Chris Dercon, said the latter was a key part of the gallery’s future. “It isn’t like we are celebrating women for six months and then all the chaps reach back, or ” she said. “There is a commitment now to show the real history of art and the contribution made by many women who beget been overlooked for many reasons.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com