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Tate Modern closes sea of seeds to public amid health fears over dust

15.10.10
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

Street life captured in colour and light by Becker Harrison

06.10.10
Over-painting is a popular trend but Becker Harrison’s skills as a graffiti artist and painter using acrylic and gouache cleverly instils tension into formerly quiet scenes... more

Ernesto Neto makes a splash on Southbank

05.07.10
The Hayward Gallery has a knack of presenting exuberant summer exhibitions. This year Ernesto Neto and The New Decor are on show.... more

Bird’s Nest artist set for Tate grandstand

05.03.10
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

Visitor injured on first day of Tate 'black hole' exhibit

14.10.09
Visitor was injured at Tate Modern's new pitch-black art installation in the Turbine Hall - when he walked into a wall he could not see... more

Adding some Polish to the Turbine Hall

29.01.09
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka will be the next to transform the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern... more

Take shelter at the Tate ... but beware of the massive spider

13.10.08
London is under attack and Tate Modern is the place to turn for safety... more

Tate Modern's mysterious crack closes

11.04.08
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

Tate Modern crack claims 15 victims

26.11.07
Figures show fifteen people have been injured by Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth 2007 work of art at London's Tate Modern.... more

Seismic cracks in the art world

15.11.07
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

Turning the tide in the City

31.10.07
Northbank features a thoughfully composed wine list and West Country-influenced food in what appears to be a tightly run ship.... more

Tate 'crack' has Londoners falling over themselves

10.10.07
The crack in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall floor proved a hit with visitors on the opening day of Shibboleth, an installation by Columbian Doris Salcedo - despite three people falling into it.... more

Artist takes a crack at Tate Modern

08.10.07
Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has sent what looks like a bolt of lightning more than 500 feet across the floor of the Turbine Hall.... more

Politically charged art

19.09.07
Though Doris Salcedo's work never makes explicit reference to particular events, her installations address politically charged themes.... more

Tate to feature chair and hair artist

05.04.07
A sculptor who uses chairs, tables and human hair as metaphors for warfare has become the eighth contributor to Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.... more


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