The Arts Society West Sussex – The Tate Modern-” More than just a pile of bricks

2.00pm – 3.00pm

PRESENTED BY IAN SWANKIE

The Tate Modern originally opened in 2000 but in June 2016 opened its doors to the stunning new Blavatnik Building, immediately setting the new gold standard for museum design. This talk looks at the sleek new architecture and its engagement with the local environment and then follows the highlights of the collection, starting with Monet, Matisse and Picasso, continuing through the 20th century artists such as Bacon, Freud and Epstein and on to some international recent works. Some are easy to explain, and some are quite challenging. Some are profound, some are witty, some are whacky, but they all have a place.

Ian Swankie  is an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Gallery and St Paul’s Cathedral, and gives tours around each venue. He is also a qualified and active freelance London guide and leads regular tours for various corporations and organisations. Since 2012 he has led a popular weekly independent art lecture group in his home town of Richmond in West London. He is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars, one of the City livery companies.

Whilst Covid-19 restrictions are in force our Talks will be delivered via Zoom at our usual meeting time, that is to say, at 2:00pm on the 1st Tuesday of the Month. We will email all members with the link to join these Talks in the week before they are due to take place. Visitors are welcome to join these Talks for the normal visitors fee of £5 per Talk, if you wish to join as a visitor please lets us know using the Contact Us form on this website