The news comes as a surprise to many, particularly given that Tate Modern’s new Switch House extension, which contains galleries dedicated to performance art and displays work by a more international range of artists, opened as recently as June 2016. Tate Modern’s annual commissions for the Turbine Hall, which have included Carsten Höller’s iconic slides and Olafur Eliasson’s Weather Project, are some of the most memorable of the gallery’s initiatives under Serota’s directorship. Serota will take up his role at the Arts Council in February 2017. More on The Art Newspaper.
Jean-Marie Oger is now representing the young Spanish painter Maria Dávila. Dávila’s grisaille series, such as Dramatis Personae draws upon carefully sourced photographic or cinematic material to create sparse, blurred compositions that explore the act of looking and being looked at. The artist has won several awards, including first prize in the Málaga Crea Artes Visuales competition in 2014. She is currently preparing a PhD at the University of Granada. More info via JM Oger.
The Tokyo International Photography Competition, now in its fourth year, has announced the winners for 2016. This year photographers were invited to submit work relating to the theme “Origin”. The Belgian Bénédicte Vanderreydt won this year’s Grand Prix with his series I Never Told Anyone, and other featured photographers included the Canadian Naomi Harris and Japanese artist Yoshiki Hase. For the full list of photographers see TIPC.
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September 8 | Nicholas Serota leaves Tate after 28 years as director
After 28 years as director of the Tate, Nicholas Serota has announced he is stepping down to join the Arts Council England as its new chairman.
