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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A new podcast asks: Are ‘radical' climate activists really that radical?
In October 2022, two protesters with the group Just Stop Oil shocked the world by tossing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' in London's National Gallery. 'Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?' said one of them, Phoebe Plummer, moments after the two soup-throwers glued their hands to the wall. The painting, safely behind glass, was unharmed. But the soup-throwers were ridiculed. Piers Morgan, the British media personality, called it an act of 'childish, petty, pathetic vandalism.' Journalists and scientists warned that stunts like this would alienate people and undermine support for climate action. Just Stop Oil, however, didn't change course. They spray-painted Stonehenge with orange powder, zip-tied themselves to soccer goalposts, and blocked rush-hour traffic in London, with hundreds getting arrested. A new podcast series digs into what drove these activists to pull these shocking stunts — and whether they actually work. In 2023, Alessandra Ram and Samantha Oltman, two journalists who met at Wired over a decade ago, quit their jobs to investigate every aspect of this story, from the street blockades and court drama to the money trail that supports disruptive climate activism. After they gained trust with activists, they embedded with Just Stop Oil, at one point observing how its members get trained for police confrontations (they 'go floppy,' with their limp weight making it harder to get dragged out of the street). The podcast, 'Sabotage,' landed in Apple's top 40 podcasts and just wrapped up with its series finale last week. 'Sabotage' raises a key question: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical? After all, the suffragettes actually slashed famous paintings, and 'Sunflowers,' despite all the uproar over the soup incident, still sits untarnished in the National Gallery. All kinds of people have gotten arrested in order to bring attention to climate change, as the podcast documents, including climate scientists and a doctor motivated by how a warmer world spreads infectious diseases. If you take a clear-eyed look at what climate change means for life on this planet, Ram and Oltman ask, what's the sane thing to do? The pair launched their production company, Good Luck Media, to 'tell stories you won't be able to stop talking about' — ones that just happen to concern climate change. As they developed the podcast, they used a litmus test to see if a particular story was worth telling: If they shared it while getting a haircut, would the stylist be into it? Their podcast goes in unexpected directions — one episode follows a love story disrupted by a prison sentence, while others explore the wealthy heirs, like Aileen Getty of the Getty oil fortune, who are giving their inheritance away to controversial climate activist groups. The podcast was co-produced by Adam McKay (the director of Don't Look Up and Succession) and Staci Roberts-Steele of Yellow Dot Studios. Convincing Just Stop Oil activists to talk wasn't easy. 'There are so many misconceptions around this group, even though they have been, especially in the U.K., covered all the time,' Ram said. 'People really just like to troll them.' The journalists slowly gained trust by approaching interviews with curiosity instead of judgment. 'What we found really fascinating as we embedded with them was understanding they're incredibly strategic, despite how almost goofy some of their stunts are,' Oltman said. The soup-throwing protest in London's National Gallery, for instance, was critiqued as nonsensical — what does attacking art have to do with climate change? — but it turns out that the absurdity was the point. Recent research by the Social Change Lab in London shows that Just Stop Oil's illogical protests get more media attention than those with a clear rationale and also lead to an increase in donations. It's part of a growing body of research that shows climate protests achieve results, even unpopular ones. Just Stop Oil's stunts appeared to work. Just two and a half years after the infamous soup-launching — and despite the United Kingdom cracking down on peaceful protests with years-long jail sentences and raiding activists' homes — Just Stop Oil has already achieved its central goal. This spring, the U.K. confirmed it was banning new drilling licenses for oil and gas. Just Stop Oil announced in March that it would be 'hanging up the hi vis,' boasting that its movement kept 4.4 billion barrels of oil in the ground and was 'one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history.' Hundreds of protesters marched through Westminster at the end of April for the group's final action — though there's been plenty of speculation that their disruptive stunts will continue under a new name. Given Just Stop Oil's over-the-top actions, you might expect the activists to have big personalities. But Ram and Oltman found that many of the protesters they met were shy, quiet, and anxious. 'I was startled by the gulf between who these people seemed to be in their actual personality and the risks they were willing to take, particularly in the public shame and outrage front, to try to move the needle on climate change,' Oltman said. 'Sabotage' paints their stories with nuance, managing to avoid the usual media caricatures to reveal the real people behind the movement through small, vivid details. The infamous soup-throwers, for instance? The night before their demonstration, they practiced the Campbell's toss in a tiny bathroom, making a mess as they hurled tomato soup at the glass in the shower. 'I haven't been acting in a radical way by joining Just Stop Oil,' Anna Holland, one of the soup-throwers, says in the podcast. 'We're facing the extinction of everything we know and love. And the only radical thing a person could be doing right now is ignoring it.' This story was originally published by Grist with the headline A new podcast asks: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical? on May 20, 2025.
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Just Stop Oil activists boast of cushy treatment from prison guards
Members of Just Stop Oil claim prison officers are more lenient, grant them special privileges and even support their efforts to combat the climate crisis - just days after eight members dodged jail Just Stop Oil activists have revealed they're getting cushy treatment behind bars. The eco activists said prison guards were being more lenient toward them, and even granted them special privileges. One claimed officers supported the group, often congratulating their efforts to combat the climate crisis. Our revelation comes hours after eight members, who tried to cause travel disruption at Heathrow last summer, were spared jail. Speaking on the Novara Media podcast, protester George Simonson, who caused traffic chaos on the M25 after climbing a gantry, said: "The guards treat us with more respect and it's been easier for me to get certain privileges than other people. "When prison guards find out why I'm here, they will say 'look - I'm not allowed to say what I think but good on you - or, like, it's a cause I really respect - you're paying the price and thank you'. Others have said I shouldn't be in here, and that kind of thing." George, released earlier this year, also told how he was granted 'enhanced status', which allows prisoners more time outside of their cells each day. Nine activists were sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court in west London on Friday for conspiring to cause chaos at the UK's busiest airport. The group, said to have been participating as part of a wider international campaign, were found with angle grinders and glue before being arrested on July 24 last year. Eight walked free with custodial or suspended sentences, and one remains on remand for spray-painting Stonehenge last June. Judge Hannah Duncan said the defendants had not breached the perimeter fence and they caused no disruption or "actual harm" but added they had shown "no remorse". Emma Fielding, prosecuting, added: "The Crown's case in relation to those defendants is that they were intending to cut their way through the perimeter fence in the two separate groups, so to make two separate cut points in the fence, and to enter the airport." Days earlier, JSO poster girl Phoebe Plummer, known for dousing Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' in tomato soup, also avoided prison. The 23-year-old was handed a two-year suspended sentence and 150 hours of unpaid work. In a statement read out to the judge before sentencing, she said: "As you may know, I have been to prison three times, and those who know me personally will know I am fairly upbeat and cheerful about the experience. I will always speak the truth, even when there are attempts to silence me. I will try to act with integrity and be accountable for those actions. And most importantly, that I will always act with love. That means whatever sentence you give me today, it will not deter me from resistance. Not when the alternative is to passively accept evil."
Tatler Asia
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
Inside the world's most extraordinary art homes: 5 residences where architecture serves priceless collections
Above The Menil House in Houston by Philip Johnson (Photo: Facebook/Menil Collection) Above The interiors of the Menil House were designed by Charles James (Photo: Instagram/communedesign) The 5,500 sq ft structure featured a track lighting system by Edison Price under Kelly's direction, with calculated angles eliminating glare while properly illuminating artwork. Interior walls employed specifically calibrated white tones—what the de Menils called their 'color of shadow'—later adopted in the Menil Collection museum. The courtyard incorporated strategically positioned skylights and clerestory windows, delivering natural light that complemented rather than compromised the artworks. See also: Lego Art meets Van Gogh: Inside the revolutionary 'Sunflowers' design 2. Broad residence, The Late Eli and Edythe Broad's Los Angeles Residence Above Eli and Edythe Broad (Photo: The Broad) The late Eli and his wife Edythe Broad's Brentwood home was initially designed by Frank Gehry on a dramatically sloping hillside plot. Though the firm Langdon Wilson ultimately completed the project at Gehry's suggestion, the residence bears hallmarks of his signature style: sculptural bravado, soaring volumes, and unconventional materials. The 13,000-square-foot dwelling was specifically designed to showcase their extensive collection, with the lower level devoted to gallery spaces and guest quarters. Above The Brentwood, California home of collectors Edythe and Eli Broad by Franj Gehry (Photo: Instagram/@theartreporter) The Broads' home features a welded-steel ceiling in the living room, described by designer Rose Tarlow as 'a giant Japanese paper kite hovering above the voluminous space.' The three-acre grounds provide dramatic opportunities for displaying outdoor sculptures, most notably a monumental Richard Serra piece comprising four curved steel plates weighing 15 tons each. Throughout the interior, museum-quality lighting and display conditions support a collection that has included masterworks by Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, and Jeff Koons. Don't miss: Home tour: A modern country house in Vancouver with an expansive art-filled garden 3. Maja Hoffmann's London Residence Above Maja Hoffman's London home by India Mahdavi (Photo: Instagram/@collectorwalls) Above Maja Hoffman's London home by India Mahdavi (Photo: Instagram/@collectorwalls) The pharmaceutical heiress and art patron's London home consists of two adjacent 1770s houses designed by Scottish architects Robert and James Adam. Working with designer India Mahdavi, Hoffmann created a residence that balances historic preservation with contemporary art display. The property maintains the Adam brothers' neoclassical architectural elements while adapting spaces specifically for her collection. Above Maja Hoffmann (Photo: Luma Arles) The residence preserves the original moldings in their elegantly weathered condition, creating distinctive backdrops for contemporary works. A vast drawing room features a gilded-copper ceiling complemented by Rudolf Stingel's carpet installations, serving as both display space and venue for arts institutions Hoffmann supports. The white-walled interiors provide a neutral setting for works by artists including Isa Genzken and Sigmar Polke, while custom furnishings by Mahdavi integrate with modernist pieces by Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, establishing a dialogue between art and design within the historical framework. Read more: Bill Bensley: Eco-luxury hotels' design rebel 4. Eugenio López Alonso's Mexico City Residence Above The library of Eugenio López Alonso's home in Mexico City designed by Luis Bustamante Interiors (Photo: Instagram/@ricardolabougle) Above The pool of Eugenio López Alonso's home in Mexico City designed by Luis Bustamante Interiors (Photo: Instagram/@luisustamanteinteriors) The Jumex Collection founder's 16,000-square-foot modernist house in Mexico City's upscale Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood serves as both home and showcase for one of Latin America's most extensive private art collections. Originally built in the 1970s, López transformed the residence in collaboration with Madrid-based interior designer Luis Bustamante to create an environment where architecture and art coexist harmoniously. Above Eugenio López Alonso (Photo: WikiCommons/Fundación Jumex) The residence features a breathtaking double-height library on the ground floor, housing thousands of art books and exhibition catalogues. Throughout the home, warm oak accents create an inviting atmosphere while complementing the diverse array of artwork on display, including significant pieces by Richard Serra, Rudolf Stingel, Jeff Koons, Ellsworth Kelly, and Damien Hirst. The spacious layout and architectural elements were specifically designed to accommodate substantial contemporary works while maintaining the comfort and functionality of a private residence. See also: Biophilic luxury: 7 stunning nature-integrated resorts 5. Agnes Gund's New York Apartment Above Agnes Gund in her New York apartment with Mark Rothko's 'Two Greens With Red Stripe' (1964). Beside her is Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 'Wrapped Champagne Bottles' (1965). (Photo: Instagram/@abstracttrend) Above Agnes Gund's dining room, where Kristen McGinnis set Roy Lichtenstein's Masterpiece, 1962, against one of the designer's signature blue hues and added an antique English dining table and chairs (Photo: Instagram/@art_collectors_at_home) The art patron and philanthropist's Park Avenue residence serves as both home and exhibition space for selections from her 1,400-work collection. Working with decorator Kristen McGinnis, Gund created an environment where, as McGinnis notes, "It's about the art," while maintaining functionality for a home that hosts four children, eleven grandchildren, and constant art world visitors. The apartment's lighting was specifically redesigned by McGinnis to showcase major works including Johns, Rauschenberg, Gorky, and LeWitt. The installation process required precise technical planning—Rauschenberg's piece needed Museum of Modern Art conservators to oversee its placement, while Johns's "Untitled" (1995) had to be craned through a bedroom window. When wall space proved insufficient, Scottish artist Richard Wright created a site-specific painting directly onto the dining room ceiling. Throughout the residence, clean lines and a muted palette establish a backdrop for the collection, with occasional bold elements like deep blue dining room walls providing counterpoint to the predominantly serene environment. 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USA Today
09-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Climate activist found guilty of defacing Degas exhibit in National Gallery of Art
Climate activist found guilty of defacing Degas exhibit in National Gallery of Art Timothy Martin, a member of Declare Emergency, a climate activist group known for eye-catching protests, was found guilty of defacing a glass case protecting a timeless Degas sculpture Show Caption Hide Caption Just Stop Oil protesters throw soup at Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' Just Stop Oil protesters threw cans of tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery. Cody Godwin, Storyful A member of a climate activist group known for eye-catching attacks on cultural relics was found guilty by a jury of defacing the glass case protecting a priceless sculpture at an art museum in the nation's capital, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Timothy Martin smeared red and black paint on a case shielding a nearly 150-year-old sculpture by Edgar Degas, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The French artist's cherished work of impressionism, 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,' was not damaged, according to court filings. 'This verdict sends a strong message to the thousands of people who come to D.C. each year to demonstrate and be heard,' said U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. 'Free speech is a constitutional right. But when you take action, such as destroying property like priceless pieces of art, you are crossing a line that no one in this city will condone.' The case out of Washington, D.C., dates back to the administration of President Joe Biden but comes to a verdict as environmental groups chaff at President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate climate and environmental regulations pushed under Biden. Trump actions include trying to revive the coal industry and encouraging logging at national forests. Martin, the 55-year-old who faces a short prison stint and potentially thousands of dollars in fines after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. and injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit, took issue with the verdict amid what he sees as a worsening climate. 'This is about the extinction of life on earth and they want to make it about painting on a display case,' Martin told USA TODAY about the attack he was behind in April 2023. 'It sounds crazy unless you know how bad things are . . . When the house is burning, you have to go in and wake people up to say, 'Get out, save yourself.'' Martin noted he dilberately smeared washable paint on the display case instead of an actual artwork. He hoped to draw attention to the climate crisis without destroying a piece of history. The sculpture in D.C. is the Degas original known worldwide through bronze casts authorized by the artists' heirs, according to the National Gallery. The case is the latest involving the activist group Declare Emergency, an organization linked to dumping red powder on the display case housing the U.S. Constitution and defacing a memorial to Black Civil War soldiers in the name of protecting the planet. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson scheduled Martin's sentencing for August, officials said. Another activist who participated in the protest, Johanna Smith, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to one count of causing injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit. Jackson sentenced her to 60 days in prison, ordered her to pay a $3,000 fine and pay $4,062 in restitution, prosecutors said. More: Some climate change protesters turned to vandalism in 2022. Why the chaotic and weird stunts? More: President Trump signs executive orders aimed at reviving US coal industry Why Degas' Dancer? Martin admitted that he deliberately targeted Degas' Little Dancer, a beloved artwork at the National Gallery in Washington. The work shows a student dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet and dates back to 1881, according to the National Gallery. Degas made the sculpture from beeswax and used clothes and human hair to make the piece. Degas' finely-worked sculpture is known worldwide through bronze casts authorized by the artists' heirs, according to the National Gallery. But the work housed in downtown D.C. is the original the museum touts in a publication titled "Edgar Degas Only Made One 'Little Dancer.' And It's Ours." The Dancer was the only the sculpture Degas ever showed publicly but critics panned the work as ugly so he kept out of the public eye in his studio. When his heirs discovered it after his death in 1917, they authorized the making of dozens of bronze casts of the sculpture and it eventually became one of the artist's most iconic works, the National Gallery said. Martin wasn't prepared to deface history but he felt defacing the glass case represented what he expects warming temperatures will do to life. 'The Little Dancer is a child who represents the children of the world,' said the father of two. 'She's protected so I could apply paint to the case without damaging the sculpture but all the children of the world are not protected because of climate change… We're facing some serious shocks coming.' Martin and accomplice Johanna Smith applied washable children's paint to the sculpture display case, he said. Prosecutors said the pair's defacement of the sculpture caused $4,000 in damage and that the display was removed from public view for 10 days. The pair smuggled the paint into the museum in water bottles and caused $100 in damage to the exhibit, according to a federal indictment. Court filings note the actual sculpture was unharmed. What is Declare Emergency? Washington prosecutors' case against Martin is the latest blow against Declare Emergency, a climate activist group that aims to draw attention to the warming climate. The activist group has been around for a few years and has become known for protests blocking roadways but has escalated in recent years to go after priceless cultural relics, a tactic adopted more commonly in Europe. The biggest case involving the group came last year when activists Donald Zepeda and Jackson Green threw red powder over a display case housing the Constitution at the National Archives. Zepeda was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and Green was sentenced to 18 months, Washington prosecutors said. Green was involved in another Declare Emergency protest in Washington last year. The Utah resident also defaced a memorial to Black Civil War soldiers at the National Gallery of Art, prosecutors said. He was charged with vandalizing the memorial less than two weeks before he poured a fine red powder on the case holding the Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered both Zepeda and Green to pay $58,600 in restitution for the protest at the Archives. The judge also ordered them to stay out of D.C. and museums nationwide, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. More: Climate activist tries to glue head to 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting, 3 arrested From Mona Lisa to The Scream: Climate protesters deface art in Europe – and now the US Other climate attacks on artwork Martin and Smith's demonstration at the National Gallery in 2023 was the first instance of the protest tactics popular in Europe crossing over. Activists overseas have gone after some of the most iconic artworks ever made, including: The trend took off in May 2022 when a man disguised as a woman threw cake at Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa.' Attacks have got museums worried. Activists "severely underestimate the fragility of these irreplaceable objects," the International Council of Museums said previously in a statement. Representatives at the National Gallery did not respond to a request for comment. Protests targeting artworks date back to well before the climate change movement. In one of the earliest instances, suffragette Mary Richardson used a meat cleaver to slash "The Rokeby Venus" by Diego Velázquez in the London National Gallery in 1914 to protest the arrest of Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the Women's Social and Political Union. Martin said such protests – even attacks that leave the actual artwork unscathed – remain relevant 'because everybody loves art and you can talk about the climate in the context of simulated damage.' When asked about the prospect of going to prison for his climate activism, Martin said: 'This is the stuff I think about all the time. I can't sleep at night and so I'm happy to sacrifice if it helps the cause . . . I'm not doing this to be a martyr but I don't know what else to do.' Michael Loria is a national reporter on the USA TODAY breaking news desk. Contact him at mloria@ @mchael_mchael or on Signal at (202) 290-4585.
Forbes
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Tate Modern Unveils Major Painting Donated By American Philanthropists
Joan Mitchell, Iva, 1973 a new donation to Tate Modern, London The UK's four Tate galleries are among the most visited in the world with their permanent collections of over 70,000 works of modern and contemporary art free for all to view. Today, the Tate Modern unveiled Iva, a spectacular abstract painting by American artist Joan Mitchell, one of a group of works being donated by Miami's Pérez family to the nation, alongside an endowment to fund curatorial research. One of The Seagram Murals, by Mark Rothko at Tate Modern Joan Mitchell's vast six-metre-long triptych, entitled Iva (1973), is now on display at Tate Modern where it will be enjoyed for free by millions of visitors each year. From today it can be found in the room adjoining Mark Rothko's iconic Seagram Murals, enabling the public to see two of America's greatest modern painters in dialogue with each other. A painting by Joan Mitchell named 'Sunflowers' with an estimated value of 20,000,000 - 30,000,000 USD, on display at Sotheby's auction house in New York, United States on November 01, 2023. Joan Mitchell was one of the most celebrated artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Her growing renown means that her major works are now far beyond the reach of most public museums to acquire. At a recent auction in Sotheby's New York, her Sunflowers painting sold for $27.9 million. Named after Mitchell's beloved German Shepherd dog, Iva is a bold, gestural work that combines emotional and physical expression. The donation of Iva transforms Tate's holdings of her work, which previously consisted of a group of prints and a smaller late painting. It also coincides with the centenary of the artist's birth in 1925. As a major European museum, Tate Modern offers the ideal setting for a painting of this significance and scale to now be on view for the public. Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, said 'This gift is one of the most important Tate has received. To place such a significant and valuable work in public hands is an act of incredible generosity. It is also an endorsement of Tate's ability to share our collection with the broadest possible audience – particularly here at Tate Modern, the world's most popular modern art museum – and to care for that collection for future generations.' UK Arts Minister, Sir Chris Bryant said 'This spectacular donation of Joan Mitchell's masterpiece to Tate shows the amazing difference one person's generosity can make. I'm very grateful for this donation and for the work that went into making it possible. We are committed to ensuring art is for everyone, everywhere and the generosity of the Pérez family ensures that great art remains accessible to all, whilst also enriching our national collection.' Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Downtown, Miami, Florida, USA. Formerly known as Miami Art Museum. Designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. Jorge M. Pérez is an American businessman of Latin descent and Founding Executive Chairman of Miami-based real estate company The Related Group. Together with his wife Darlene, his efforts as a passionate collector and philanthropist have supported cultural institutions, organisations and individuals around the world. He has given or pledged over $100 million to Miami's public art museum, which was renamed the Pérez Art Museum in 2013. He also founded a not-for-profit contemporary art space in Miami – El Espacio 23 – dedicated to serving artists, curators and the general public with regular curated exhibitions, residencies and a variety of special projects drawn from the Pérez Collection. Mr. Pérez says that 'art is the heartbeat of every great city, with the power to inspire, unite and transcend cultural and generational boundaries. My family and I have always believed in the power of public art in enriching communities, and Tate has been instrumental in making art accessible to all. We are honored to contribute to that mission with this gift.' The Pérez's gift also includes a multimillion-dollar endowment to support Tate's curatorial research, given through the family's philanthropic fund, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation (the Family Foundation). In the first 10 years since its 2015 inception, the Family Foundation has been dedicated to promoting sustainable, inclusive and just communities through its support of non-profit organisations and programmes. This endowment will help fund curatorial posts dedicated to work on African and Latin American art, ensuring that specialist knowledge of these regions continues to be embedded in Tate's work and integrated into future acquisitions, displays, exhibitions and commissions. Works by artist El Anatsui are to be donated in the coming years to Tate Modern by the Perez family. Additionally, a group of important works by artists from across Africa and the African diaspora will make their way from the Pérezes to Tate's collection over the coming years. These include Yinka Shonibare, El Anatsui, Joy Labinjo, Buhlebezwe Siwani and a significant group of photographs by Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta. This selection reflects the international nature of the Pérez Collection and the family's longstanding support of artists from the region. The gift also reinforces the growing strength of Tate's collection in this area and its commitment to expanding the canon of art history to become truly international. Tate Modern gallery and Millenium bridge in London, UK Iva by Joan Mitchell is on free display at Tate Modern from today. Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG Open daily 10.00–18.00 Admission free
