The Tate Modern’s new wing is so modern it only has one painting — Quartz

After 12 years, a £260 million ($367 million) budget, and a new 10-story tower, the Tate Modern is about to reveal its makeover to the public.

The contemporary art museum in London opens a new wing on Friday (June 17), that gives it 60% more space. All manner of installations, performances, sculptures, photography, video, and collage—plus two live parrots, part of Hélio Oiticica’s installation “Tropicália“—will be on display. But what the public won’t see are paintings.

The sole painting we found in the new Switch House’s four collections is an ink and acrylic piece on canvas by Julie Mehretu titled “Mogamma, A Painting in Four Parts: Part 3” on the fourth floor (a separate gallery, not part of the main displays, does contain paintings by Louise Bourgeois)….

Source: The Tate Modern’s new wing is so modern it only has one painting — Quartz

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