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Monument 1980-1 gives viewers the chance to privately listen and remember in the setting of a public memorial. This installation consists of 41 photos taken by Susan Hiller of Victoria memorial plaques that were found in a London park. These plaques commemorate an ordinary person who died while performing an act of heroism. In front of the plaques sits a bench with a cassette player where a single person can listen to a commentary done by Hiller on death, memory and representation read my Hiller. The artist also uses this piece of work to memorialize herself as the voice in the artwork. Only one person at a time can listen to the recording forming a one-on-one connection with the artist. Also as the listener sits in the bench with there back to the photographs, the listener is facing the audience and is seen as a part of the artwork for a moment. | Monument 1980-1 gives viewers the chance to privately listen and remember in the setting of a public memorial. This installation consists of 41 photos taken by Susan Hiller of Victoria memorial plaques that were found in a London park. These plaques commemorate an ordinary person who died while performing an act of heroism. In front of the plaques sits a bench with a cassette player where a single person can listen to a commentary done by Hiller on death, memory and representation read my Hiller. The artist also uses this piece of work to memorialize herself as the voice in the artwork. Only one person at a time can listen to the recording forming a one-on-one connection with the artist. Also as the listener sits in the bench with there back to the photographs, the listener is facing the audience and is seen as a part of the artwork for a moment. | ||
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Revision as of 13:18, 16 May 2017
 Tate Modern | |
| Director | Frances Morris |
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| Established | 2000; 17 years ago |
| Location | Bankside, London SE1 9TG, UK |
Overview
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Background
Tate Modern is included as part of the Tate group which also includes Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives, and Tate Online. The Gallery includes both British and International modern and contemporary art. It is one of the largest contemporary art museums in the world and was established in the year 2000. In the first year that Tate Modern was opened it received over 5.25 million visitors and continues to attract visitors today.
Exhibitions
Artist and Society
The Artist and Society collection aims to show the relationships between artists and social ideas and problems. The art features ranges from scenes of Civil War to protest to "utopia". This gallery is all about the way that artists express social realities through their art forms, whether that is through painting or sculpture or even photography and video. Some of the artists featured in the exhibit are Salvador Dalí and Richard Hamilton. To read more about the gallery click here.
Living in the City
On the fourth floor of the gallery, there's an exhibit tucked away in the back corner called Living in the City. This exhibit goes through a few different living conditions in cities during the 1970s. This also explores what Soviet Russia was like during the days where power throughout the union was slowly declining. To learn more about gallery, click here.
Media Networks
This exhibit portrayed the excitement and anxiety generated by the modern city. Artists captured the speed of modern transportation, the rate of industrialization, and the transformative power of technology. The focus of their works mostly consisted of social setting and situations. The developments of new techniques and styles allowed artists to better portray their meaning to make their piece more impactful for the viewer. To learn more about this exhibit click here
Monument 1980-1
Monument 1980-1 gives viewers the chance to privately listen and remember in the setting of a public memorial. This installation consists of 41 photos taken by Susan Hiller of Victoria memorial plaques that were found in a London park. These plaques commemorate an ordinary person who died while performing an act of heroism. In front of the plaques sits a bench with a cassette player where a single person can listen to a commentary done by Hiller on death, memory and representation read my Hiller. The artist also uses this piece of work to memorialize herself as the voice in the artwork. Only one person at a time can listen to the recording forming a one-on-one connection with the artist. Also as the listener sits in the bench with there back to the photographs, the listener is facing the audience and is seen as a part of the artwork for a moment.
Ambiguous Structure No.92
This piece was created by Jean-Pierre Yvaral in 1969. It was created using acrylic paint on a chipboard. Previously Yvaral used on black and white but began experimenting with color in the '60s. This painting uses highly contrasting color and geometrical shapes to produce three-dimensional effects.
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