Monday, September 12, 2016

Tate London – switch – Süddeutsche.de

The 70-year-old art historian Sir Nicholas Serota, successful head of Tate museums since 1988, leaving the composite. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the international art scene. What are his new project?



Sir Nicholas Serota resigns as head of the British Tate galleries next January on. The 70-year-old art historian will instead take over the management of Arts Council England. Serota was the Tate Museum composite front since 1988th Under his aegis, the Tate Modern was opened, the world’s most visited museum for modern and contemporary art. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the international art scene.

only the expansion of the Tate Modern was opened in last June. The so-called “Switch House” was one of the most ambitious construction projects during Serotas career as Tate boss. It was originally supposed to be ready by 2012, but by funding difficulties, the opening was delayed repeatedly. Sir Nicholas leaves now a financial construction site – about 30 million pounds of the required for construction funds have still not been applied

The fact that he is now likely to be related, among other things, that Chancellor George Osborne resigned after Proposed referendum on United Kingdom membership of the European Union. was. Osborne had a total down strict austerity measures, the Tate galleries but always treated relatively gently. In his new role as head of the Arts Council England (ACE) Nicholas Serota will now have to show how well he can manage the deficiency. Following the abolition of EU cultural funding, the situation will be more difficult there.

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