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‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape

To mark a new exhibition at Tate Modern, author Ben Okri and other leading British-Nigerian cultural figures trace the impact of their heritage on their work, and consider its growing influence on the world stage

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian Modernism: Michelin-starred Akoko partners with Tate Modern

The restaurant is partnering with the museum for a new menu inspired by its latest exhibition

Evening Standard

‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis

As the landmark Nigerian Modernism exhibition opens at the Tate, curator Osei Bonsu talks about the art in dialogue with ideas of nation-making

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Nigerian Modernism review: sacred groves, a shackled king and astonishing hair

This ambitious and sprawling show charts Nigeria’s messy history over the past century through the country’s art. It’s fascinating but frustrating

The Guardian - UK

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A breathtaking Yayoi Kusama retrospective in Switzerland, a deep dive into Nigerian modernism at London's Tate Modern, and the neon-dipped dystopia of 'Tron: Ares' hits big screens. Here are this week's cultural highlights.

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Have the Tate galleries lost their way? There’s no accounting for taste

Letters: Readers respond to Jonathan Jones’s view that the chain of galleries is losing its identity as more dynamic rivals flourish

The Guardian - UK

Theatre Picasso review – Pablo tears reality apart in a riotous celebration of his raging genius

From filthy kissing to bullfights, fascists and drag acts, the artist who shattered visual conventions is thrillingly, forcefully alive in this illuminating show

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Shrinking audiences, a cash crisis and rivals on the rise: what’s gone wrong at Tate?

The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art

The Guardian - UK

The dotty genius of Seurat and a song and dance about Picasso – the week in art

Tate Modern reframes its Picassos in a theatrical light, there’s a hands-on utopia in Gateshead, and the Cerne chalk giant gets a colourful new neighbour

The Guardian - UK

Tate Modern to host Tracey Emin’s biggest ever exhibition next spring

Exclusive: A Second Life will feature My Bed and never seen before pieces that reflect on artist’s experience of cancer

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Bullfights, ballet and hot jazz: inside Picasso’s scandalous theatre of sex and death

Famed for his cubist portraits, the Spanish genius also created costumes for the Ballet Russes and loved the intensity of bullfights. A new exhibition explores the dramatic side of an uncompromising artist

The Guardian - UK

Space, stadiums, poses and prizes: the best art and architecture of autumn 2025

The season’s standouts include mighty Picassos, mesmerising mushrooms, the visions of Kerry James Marshall, the combat photography of Lee Miller – and a return trip to space

The Guardian - UK

Hidden London: Kirkaldy’s Testing Works, the temple of destruction

Worship at this cathedral of power, says John Darlington

Evening Standard

Reframing the debate over Tate attendances and exhibitions

Letters: Tate director, Maria Balshaw, responds to reports of a decline in visitor numbers. Catherine Bliss is unimpressed by recent offerings at the galleries

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Tate director blames Brexit and Covid for slump in visitors

Maria Balshaw says upheaval has kept young Europeans away from London sites, contributing to a 27% attendance drop since 2019

Evening Standard

Tate Modern to open until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays in bid to reclaim lost visitors

Later opening will build on the success of monthly ‘Tate Lates’ events

Evening Standard

Have the Tate to yourself: the best art exhibitions in London for summer 2025

The must-see London art shows this summer - with some minus the crowds

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Renowned artist's work should be moved from London to Scotland, campaigners say

Calls have been made for a renowned artist's work to be moved from the Tate Modern to Scotland ahead of a new gallery opening ...

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Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern: 'helps broaden understanding of Indigenous cultures'

4/5 Kngwarray’s first major solo museum exhibition in Europe is a revelatory joy with an important role to play

The Guardian - UK

Emily Kam Kngwarray review – connected to something far beyond the art world

Tate Modern, London The Indigenous Australian artist started painting as an old woman, making over 3000 extraordinary works in just a few years. Emerging from a profound sense of place, they leave the viewer teetering with wonder

The Guardian - UK

‘A young fella like me doesn’t want to make traditional paintings’: how Indigenous art swept the UK

From distinctive dot paintings to ‘unflattering’ portraits of billionaires, via bloodstained reindeer skulls piled up outside parliament, the diverse work of Indigenous artists is thrilling the art world

The Guardian - UK

Tate raises £43m from donations as it launches ‘ambitious’ endowment fund

Campaign aims to raise £150m by 2030 to help support Tate’s exhibition programme and research in perpetuity

Evening Standard

Tate Modern stages star-studded gala as it launches £150m endowment fund to ensure galleries can 'thrive'

Princess Eugenie, Daniel Craig and Reese Witherspoon joined hundreds of leading artists and philanthropists at the launch of the Tate Future Fund

Evening Standard

Tate launches endowment fund to ensure galleries can ‘thrive’ in future

There are four Tate galleries in the UK and they are funded through different revenue streams, including a foundation of Government funding.

The Guardian - UK

From Tate Modern to Grimsby docks: the team saving Britain’s cherished buildings from the wrecking ball

Can you imagine Liverpool without its Welsh Streets or London without Battersea Power Station? For 50 years, one small band of activists have been finding creative alternative uses for great buildings their owners couldn’t see

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