The collections in Tate Modern consist of works of international modern and contemporary art dating from 1900 onwards. The collection is on display on levels three and five of the building, while level four houses large temporary exhibitions and a small exhibition space on level two houses work by contemporary artists.
The Turbine Hall, which once housed the electricity generators of the old power station, is five storeys tall with 3,400 square metres of floorspace. It is used to display large specially-commissioned works by contemporary artists, between October and March each year in a series sponsored by Unilever. This series was planned to last the gallery's first five years, but the popularity of the series has led to its extension until at least 2012.
Image: Lyubov Popova
Painterly Architectonics 1918
Slobodskoye Museum and Exhibition Center
Exhibition Description:
The Tate Modern was created in the year 2000 from a disused power station in the heart of London. It displays the national collection of international modern art, which is defined as art since 1900.
International painting pre-1900 is found at the National Gallery, and sculpture at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Major modern British artists may be found at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain.
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