Art gallery in Kent, England
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] 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] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 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] 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] 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
Close up of the roof
Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary
Construction April 2010 from the north
Construction April 2010 from the harbour
Under construction in 2009
References
^ "Turner Contemporary" . Art Rabbit. Retrieved 31 August 2009 .^ Worthington, Caroline (July–August 2011). "Reviews — Turner Contemporary, Margate". Museums Journal 111 (7/8): 46– 49. ^ Darwent, Charles (25 January 2009). "Superabundant: A Celebration of Pattern, Turner Contemporary, Margate" . The Independent . Retrieved 31 August 2009 . ^ "New architect chosen for gallery" . BBC.co.uk . 27 July 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2009 .^ "Chipperfield unveils Turner Contemporary design for Margate" . Building Design. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009 .^ "Rendezvous: 'this plan needs a rethink' . Your Thanet News. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009 .^ "Margate's Turner gallery has 45,500 visitors" . BBC News . BBC. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2015 . A total of 14,000 people visited on the opening weekend ^ Beached and hard to reach ^ "Turner Contemporary greets millionth visitor" . BBC News . BBC. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2015 .^ "New £20 note featuring J. M. W Turner revealed by the Bank of England" . the Guardian . 10 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2022 .^ "Victoria Pomery" . Ebbsfleet Landmark. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2017 .^ "TURNER CONTEMPORARY, registered charity no. 1129974 " . Charity Commission for England and Wales .^ "Margate's Turner Contemporary wins top award" . BBC News . 8 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2024 .^ Hutchinson, Amanda (11 November 2011). "Royal Visit to Margate's Turner Contemporary" . South East Tour Guides . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015 . ^ Turner Contemporary. "Resistance" . ^ The Guardian. "Anya Gallaccio: Preserve review – catch this show before its dazzling splendours decay" . ^ Turner Contemporary. "Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970" . ^ Turner Contemporary. "in the Offing" . ^ Turner Contemporary. "Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias" .
External links
Paintings
Lambeth Palace Interior of a Romanesque Church c. 1795 –1800)Landscape with Windmill and Rainbow c. 1795 –1800)Diana and Callisto c. 1796 )Fishermen at Sea Interior of a Gothic Church c. 1797 )Limekiln at Coalbrookdale c. 1797 )Moonlight, a Study at Millbank Aeneas and the Sibyl, Lake Avernus c. 1798 )Buttermere Lake Caernarvon Castle c. 1798 )Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland Shipping by a Breakwater Tivoli and the Roman Campagna c. 1798 )View of a Town c. 1798 )Dolbadarn Castle Self-Portrait c. 1799 )View in Wales c. 1799 –1800)Welsh Mountain Landscape c. 1799 –1800)A Beech Wood with Gypsies round a Campfire c. 1800 )A Beech Wood with Gypsies Seated in the Distance c. 1800 )Landscape with Lake and Fallen Tree c. 1800 )Dutch Boats in a Gale Jason Ships Bearing Up for Anchorage Bonneville, Savoy Calais Pier View on Clapham Common c. 1800 –1805)The Deluge The Shipwreck Windsor Castle from the Thames Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen Walton Bridges A Country Blacksmith Sun Rising through Vapour Two Captured Danish Ships Entering Portsmouth Harbour View of Richmond Hill and Bridge The Garreteer's Petition London from Greenwich Park Ploughing Up Turnips The Fifth Plague of Egypt High Street, Oxford Apollo and Python Saltash with the Water Ferry Hulks on the Tamar Teignmouth Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps Frosty Morning Dido and Aeneas Dido building Carthage Crossing the Brook The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire Raby Castle Dort or Dordrecht The Field of Waterloo Richmond Hill Entrance of the Meuse Rome, from the Vatican George IV at St Giles's, Edinburgh The Battle of Trafalgar The Bay of Baiae The Harbour of Dieppe Cologne Forum Romanum Mortlake Terrace Port Ruysdael The Chain Pier, Brighton Chichester Canal East Cowes Castle Regulus View of Orvieto Vision of Medea The Banks of the Loire The Loretto Necklace Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus The Evening Star Funeral of Sir Thomas Lawrence Pilate Washing his Hands Caligula's Palace and Bridge Childe Harold's Pilgrimage - Italy The Prince of Orange Landing at Torbay Staffa, Fingal's Cave The Fountain of Indolence The Golden Bough Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore St Michael's Mount, Cornwall The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight Line Fishing, Off Hastings Rome, From Mount Aventine Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute c. 1835 )Juliet and her Nurse The Fighting Temeraire Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino The Slave Ship Venice, the Bridge of Sighs Venice from the Giudecca Schloss Rosenau Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth The Blue Rigi The Red Rigi Peace – Burial at Sea War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet Light and Colour Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway Sunrise with Sea Monsters Norham Castle, Sunrise c. 1845 )Seascape: Folkestone c. 1845 )Whalers c. 1845 )Queen Mab's Cave The Departure of the Fleet The Beacon Light Prints Museums Related
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