London. Tate and BMW today announced that an annual
live exhibition will be staged in Tate Modern’s unique underground
Tanks. It will open in spring 2017 as part of the ongoing BMW Tate
Live programme. This announcement marks a new departure in the concept
of the art exhibition: rather than seeing a presentation of static
objects, visitors will be invited to explore the show as it unfolds
over time. This new format will combine installation, performance,
film, video, sound and talks over a period of ten days from 24 March
to 2 April 2017.
In contrast to the white cube gallery spaces used for traditional
exhibitions, artists will be able to make use of the raw, industrial
character of the Tanks – huge subterranean concrete containers
originally built to hold the fuel for Bankside Power Station. They
have now been converted into the world’s first museum space dedicated
to performance, film and installation. The alternative atmosphere of
the Tanks will provide visitors with a distinctive location in which
to engage with new art in a new way. The exhibition will also
extend outside to the new Terrace above of the Tanks, animating the
landscape around the Switch House for the first time.
For the first BMW Tate Live Exhibition a group of artists have each
been invited to create new installations within the Tanks, which can
then act as a host or stage for other artists and viewers. The
installations will range from a plant-filled salonl to a cloud of
artificial mist and will be free to visit during the day. In the
evening, they will be further animated with ticketed performances by a
range of emerging and established artists from around the world.
Achim Borchardt-Hume, Director of Exhibitions, Tate Modern, said:
“‘Our culture is always changing, and so exhibitions must change too.
In our connected digital age, artists and audiences are fascinated by
live experiences shared in the moment. Our new annual BMW Tate Live
Exhibition reflects this shift. It is built around a process of
inviting, welcoming, hosting and sharing, which comes directly from
the way many artists work today. I can’t wait to see how they can push
the format of the exhibition even further in years to come.”
Dr Nicolas Peter, Senior Vice President Region Europe, BMW Group,
said: “For almost 50 years, the BMW Group has been involved in
culture, always aiming for partnerships fore-fronting developments in
the art world. The BMW Tate Live format brings together two
innovative, creative and future-oriented organizations, both of which
are leaders in their fields. We are proud to continue working with
Tate to keep pushing boundaries and enabling the museum experience of
the future, while respecting creative freedom and curatorial integrity.”
Featured artists will include Fujiko Nakaya (b.1933, Japan), a
pioneer of fog sculpture who first came to prominence through her
collaboration with Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T) in the
1970s. Nakaya will transform the South Terrace outside Tate Modern
with an immersive sculpture made entirely of water vapour, providing
an environment for unique performances and participation. Isabel Lewis
(b.1981, Dominican Republic) will be in residence in the Tanks Lobby
throughout the duration of the exhibition. She will host a number of
her signature occasions, which combine music, food, drink and perfume
to create a charged atmosphere for discussions and dance. CAMP, a
collaborative studio founded in Mumbai in 2007, will use the
Transformer Galleries as a space to share their archive of digital
video, unfinished films and electronic media, questioning the
boundaries of ownership and authority. Wu Tsang (b.1982, USA) and Fred
Moten (b.1962, USA), will present Gravitational Feel, a sculptural
performance using fabric and sound to explore the social and physical
significance of touch and voice. Other participating artists will
include: Carlos Casas, Ian Cheng, Lygia Lewis, Phill Niblock, Daïchi
Saïto and Lorenzo Senni, whose live performances in and around the
Tanks will span film, music and dance.
The BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights is curated by
Catherine Wood, Senior Curator of International Art (Performance) and
Andrea Lissoni, Senior Curator of International Art (Film) with
Isabella Maidment, Assistant Curator of Performance and Carly
Whitefield, Assistant Curator of Film.
BMW Tate Live BMW Tate Live is a long-term
partnership between BMW and Tate that features innovative live art,
both in-gallery and online. BMW Tate Live aims to reach an
international audience through new forms of art, addressing audiences
changing needs, tastes and interests in art. The initiative creates a
new space for collaboration and a programme that encompasses
performance, film, sound, installation and learning – areas where
artists can take greater risks and experiment freely. The programme
aims to provoke debate on how art can affect intellectual, social and
physical change.
About BMW Group’s Cultural Commitment
For almost 50 years now, the BMW Group has initiated and engaged in
over 100 cultural cooperations worldwide. The company places the main
focus of its long-term commitment on contemporary and modern art,
classical music and jazz as well as architecture and design. In 1972,
three large-scale paintings were created by the artist Gerhard Richter
specifically for the foyer of the BMW Group’s Munich headquarters.
Since then, artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Daniel Barenboim,
Jonas Kaufmann and architect Zaha Hadid have co-operated with BMW.
Currently, female artist Cao Fei from China and American John
Baldessari are creating the next two vehicles for the BMW Art Car
Collection. Besides co-initiatives, such as BMW Tate Live, the BMW Art
Journey and the “Opera for All” concerts in Berlin, Munich and London,
the company also partners with leading museums and art fairs as well
as orchestras and opera houses around the world. The BMW Group takes
absolute creative freedom in all its cultural activities – as this
initiative is as essential for producing groundbreaking artistic work
as it is for major innovations in a successful business.
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Dr Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs
Head of Cultural Engagement
Telephone: +49 89-382-24753, Fax: +49 89-382-10881
Leonie Laskowski
BMW Group Corporate and Intergovernmental Affairs
Cultural Engagement
Telephone: +49-89-382-45382
Duncan Holden
Press Officer, Tate
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