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New Director of Tate Modern Appointed
Chris Dercon, Director of the Haus der Kunst, Munich, has been appointed the new Director of Tate Modern. Chris has been Director of the Haus der Kunst since 2003. For over twenty years, he has taken a leading role in the development and direction of major international cultural institutions. He was successively Programme Director at PS1, New York, (1988 – 89) and Director of the Witte de With, Centre of Contemporary Art in Rotterdam (1990 - 95). From 1996 -2003 he was Director of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Chris has been instrumental in integrating collections into the Haus der Kunst programme, especially of conceptual art, media and performance art. He has implemented major development projects including the renovation and expansion of the Boijmans Van Beuningen. More recently he has been consulting with architects Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron on the renovation of the Haus der Kunst. Tate is delighted that he has agreed to lead the team that is taking Tate Modern into its second decade. Chris will move to London and take up the appointment of Director, Tate Modern in spring 2011.
The Hayward Gallery Reopens
The Hayward Gallery reopens in London after an extensive renovation with Ernesto Neto: The Edges of the World and The New Décor which includes the work of Diango Hernández, Los Carpinteros, Ernesto Neto and Doris Salcedo. Both exhibitions will be on display from June 19 to September 5, 2010.
Latin American Acquisitions Committee
We are happy to welcome Patricia Moraes and Pedro Barbosa (Sao Paolo) as new members of our Latin American Acquisitions Committee which helps acquire contemporary Latin American art for Tate.
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Tate Exhibitions in July and August
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Tate Programs
Francis Alÿs: Curator’s Talk
Kerryn Greenberg, assistant curator of Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception, presents an overview of the works in the galleries. Talk will take place in the galleries.
Monday July 19 2010, 6.30-8pm
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Latin American Art on Display at Tate
Tate Modern
Sergio de Camargo Level 3: Chromatic Structures
Mira Schendel Level 3: Chromatic Structures
Hélo Oiticica Level 3 Chromatic Structures
Gego Level 3: Chromatic Structures
Juan Downey Level 5: Energy and Process
Hélo Oiticica Level 5: Energy and Process
Ana Mendieta Level 5: Energy and Process
Tate Liverpool
Francis Alÿs
Carlos Amorales
Luis Camnitzer
Lygia Clark
Victor Grippo
Hélo Oiticica
Latin American Exhibitions and Shows
Retro/Active: The Work of Rafael Ferrer
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
www.elmuseo.org
June 8-August 22, 2010
Carlos Garaicoa: Overlapping
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Royal Hospital, Military Road
Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Ireland
www.imma.ie
June 9-September 5, 2010
Tomás Espina: Rasgunario
Ignacio Liprandi Arte Contemporneo
Av. de Mayo 1480 - 3ro izquierda
Buenos Aires CP1106
Argentina
www.ignacioliprandi.com
June 12-July 24, 2010
Taster’s Choice: an Exhibition of Art and Design
Stephen Friedman Gallery
25-28 Old Burlington Street
London W1S 3AN
www.stephenfriedman.com
June 12-July 17, 2010
Multiple Pleasures: Functional Objects in Contemporary Art
Curated by Nathalie Karg / Cumulus Studios
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
521 W 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
www.tanyabonakdargallery.com
June 25-July 30, 2010
Model Kits. Thinking Latin America from the MUSAC Collection
Museo De Arte Contemporáneo se Castilla y León
Avida Reyes Leoneses, 24
24008, León
Spain
www.musac.es
June 26-September 1, 2010
Carlos Garaicoa: Project Fragile
MARZ
Galeria Rua de Campo de Ourique, 34
1D 250-061 Lisbon
Portugal
www.marz.biz
June 24-August 28, 2010
The Fifth Genre Considering the Contemporary Still Life
Galerie Lelong
528 West 26 Street
New York, NY 10001
www.galerielelong.com
June 25-July 30, 2010
Desafiando Sonhos: Nina Pandolfo
Galeria Leme
Rua Agostinho Cantu, 88
Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.galerialeme.com
July 1-August 7, 2010
Negative Moderna
Henrique Faria Fine Art
35 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065
www.henriquefaria.com
July 8-August 13, 2010
Río Experimental. Mas allá del arte, el poema y la acción.
[Experimental Rio. Beyond the Arts, Poem and Action]
Curator: Monica Carballas
Fundacion Marcelino Botin
Villa Iris
Paseo Perez Galdos 47
Santander
Spain
http://www.fundacionmbotin.org/artes-plasticas/exposiciones.html
July 30 - September 19, 2010
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