Turner Contemporary

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town.[1][2] The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his life.[3]

History

Architectural design

The building was designed by David Chipperfield,[4] whose design for the 3-storey, Template:Convert high[5] gallery opened on 16 April 2011,[6] 14,000 people visited in the first weekend[7] and 500,000 in its first year.[8] In August 2013 the gallery received its millionth visitor.[9]

On 20 February 2020, Turner Contemporary became the first contemporary building to feature on a Bank of England note.[10]

Turner Contemporary is the largest dedicated visual arts venue in Kent.[11] It is a registered charity under English law.[12]

Recognition

In November 2011, the venue received an award from the British Guild of Travel Writers, for an outstanding tourism project.[13] Queen Elizabeth II visited Turner Contemporary on 11 November 2011, as part of a wider trip to Margate.[14]

Exhibitions

Dates Name Featuring
22 February 2025 - 1st June 2025 (Current) Resistance An exhibition of photography about protest curated by Artist and Film Maker Steve McQueen[15]
28 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 Anya Gallaccio: preserve Turner Contemporary presents 'preserve', the largest survey exhibition to date of British artist Anya Gallaccio.[16]
25 May 2024 - 1 September 2024 Ed Clark The first institutional exhibition in Europe dedicated to pioneering artist Ed Clark (1926–2019)
3 February 2024 - 6 May 2024 Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970 This exhibition features art from 50 female artists working within abstract art. Artists included in the exhibition are Bridget Riley, Louise Bourgeois and Agnes Martin.[17]
7 October 2023 - 14 January 2024 In the Offing A group exhibition edited by Mark Leckey around themes of the seaside, nostaligia and esoteric views of the future. Featured a number of video and sound installations as well as traditional painting.[18]
27 May 2023 - 10 September 2023 Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias A solo exhibition by Beatriz Milhazes, a leading figure from the Brazilian abstract art movement Geração Oitenta (1980s Generation)[19]

Gallery

References

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External links

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