British artist Tacita Dean illuminates the Turbine Hall with her love letter to celluloid. But the colossal Tate Modern show nearly didn't happen, she tells Alison Roberts... more
Author Salman Rushdie today called on the Chinese authorities to free dissident artist Ai Weiwei, calling its government 'the world's biggest threat to freedom of speech'... more
EXCLUSIVE: Tate Modern has been forced to close the giant Turbine Hall sunflower seeds commission to public access because the surge of interest has created dangerous levels of dust... more
We have come to expect Tate Modern’s Unilever Series commissions to offer us a sensory experience, but the best works in the series are those that offer more than one-hit interactivity... more
In the film version of Patrick Marber’s great play, Closer, Clive Owen’s mildly kinky dermatologist demands his final revenge sex from photographer Julia Roberts... more
Chinese artist who collaborated on the Bird’s Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics is to be the next to create a work for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall... more
Unsure how to spend the Bank Holiday weekend? Here is a selection of days and nights out to choose from that should help you make the most of it.... more
The crack at Tate Modern is being filled in. After six months and 15 injuries, the art installation running the length of the Turbine Hall will soon be gone... more
Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth will be remembered as one of the most important works of the first decade of the 21st century, but not for reasons the art world will be proud of.... more
Believe it or not this is Trafalgar Square. The vibrant painting is the vision of renowned architect Zaha Hadid for what the square could look like.... more
Tate Modern's modestly sized Media Burn brings together eight artists and works all of which use the manipulation of media images or conventions to make political points. ... more
The five massive slides on display at Tate Modern are for sale. Potential buyers will need an empty space at least five storeys high and a spare £300,000.... more
Tate Modern has unveiled the largest slide in Britain. The Bankside gallery has been turned into a large playground with visitors able to travel down five giant slides.... more
Valentine Low gives Tate Modern's 30mph helter-skelter the very first whirl. And he discovers why its creator Holler has such an appropriate name.... more
The Turbine Hall's new installation will consist of giant chutes for visitors to slide down and will be an absolute blast says creator Carsten Höller.... more
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