Tate gives oil company giant footprint to trample in and without the public institution The official public opening on 14 May 2013 of the latest hang at Tate Britain has seen Tate extensively re-organise “the world’s greatest collection of British art” into a “new chronological presentation” from 1540 to the present. The choices of Tate …
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BP and Tate members: Tate Members AGM 2012
The 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tate Members took place on Friday 7 December 2012. The meeting was chaired by Jon Snow, Chair of Tate Members Council, who noted at the start that: “there are definitely some questions about BP’s relationship with Tate and we will take them at the top of Any Other …
ALL RISE
On the third anniversary of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill we, Liberate Tate, stand witness to the BP trial in New Orleans with a performance at Tate Modern. For five days we whisper extracts from court transcripts throughout the BP sponsored Tate. Watch online Mon 22 Apr to Fri 26 Apr daily 3-4pm (GMT+1) www.all-rise.org #AllRise
Liberate Tate brings BP trial to Tate Modern in week-long performance
Tate’s controversial relationship with BP has been thrown in to the spotlight again on the third anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster as art-interventionists Liberate Tate have embarked on a new performance, ‘All Rise’, that dramatically brings the ongoing BP trial into Tate Modern over the course of a week. At 3pm today (22 April, …
What happened after 8,000 Tate members and visitors wrote an open letter calling on Tate to break links with BP?
2 December 2011: At the Tate Members AGM the letter and names were handed to director Nicolas Serota demonstrating widespread public concern that Tate must end its relationship with BP and raising serious concerns in regard to the secrecy to date of Tate’s agreement with BP. 12 December 2011 3.58pm: Tate management sit on the …
The Gift update 6 December 2012
The following is an update on our work The Gift Lord Browne was not at the 19 September Tate Board meeting Tate has confirmed to Liberate Tate that Lord Browne did not attend the meeting of the Tate Board of Trustees at which The Gift was considered due to a commitment overseas. This is a …
PRESS RELEASE: Tate decline offer of 16.5m wind turbine blade artwork
For immediate release 15 October 2012 Art collective raises questions over John Browne’s conflict of interest as ex BP CEO Tate Trustees have decided not to accept ‘The Gift’, a 16.5m wind turbine blade, as part of its permanent art collection. ‘The Gift’ was installed in Tate Turbine Hall in an unofficial performance on 7 …
Liberate Tate reply to Tate about the Board decision on 19 September regarding The Gift
15 October 2012 Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Thank you for your communication dated 25 September 2012, which was sent to Liberate Tate on 5 October. We require clarification of the process which has led to the decision by Tate Trustees. In particular, amongst other facts, we need to establish: i. Whether Tate chair Lord Browne …
Tate Board Response to Liberate Tate’s The Gift
The following communication dated 25 September 2012 was sent to Liberate Tate on 5 October: Dear Liberate Tate, I am writing to you following my email dated 11 July 2012. In that email, I described the process for responding to all potential acquisitions, whether offered as a gift or for purchase, through which offers are …
Tate Trustees to decide whether to accept 16.5 metre wind turbine blade for permanent collection
Press Release For immediate release 30 August 2012 Liberate Tate’s artwork The Gift installed in Tate Modern Turbine Hall in guerrilla performance by over 100 members of art collective Public call for Tate to accept work for the nation to be enjoyed by all amidst on-going controversy about gallery link to BP Tate Director Nicholas …
