Exhibitions at the Turbine Hall

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The Turbine Hall is a vast industrial space within London’s Tate Modern dedicated to displaying commissioned artworks. Some of the industry’s most acclaimed and phenomenal creations have at some point called the Turbine Hall their home.

Every year, the management of Tate Modern invites artists and creatives to transform the Turbine Hall into a canvas and awe the world with never-seen-before art.

With a dramatic and extensive entrance, the Turbine Hall offers adequate space for large sculpture projects and on-site art installations. Along the length of the Turbine Hall are many viewing points into the hall.

Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth – A giant crack in Tate Modern

Installations / 6 minutes of reading
Shibboleth was an installation piece designed and completed by celebrated Colombian artist Doris Salcedo at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern Museum in London. Before Salcedo created the installation itself, she created digital renderings on real photos of the Turbine Hall floor. The artist then printed the rendering before presenting them to the board […]

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Rachel Whiteread’s 14,000 white cubes at Tate – Embankment

Installations / 3 minutes of reading
Rachel Whiteread’s installation Embankment stands out for many reasons. First, it’s the embodiment of several ideas. One who looks at it casually would conclude that it represents an obsession with boxes. Other than that, the combination of arctic icebergs, pristine crystal-clear massive causeway, and sugar-lump village all give it a distinct look that’s almost impossible

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Carsten Höller’s slides: A fun way to experience museums

Architecture, Sculptures / 9 minutes of reading
Carsten Höller is well known for playfully including his slide installations in major museums across the world. Höller, formerly a scientist with a degree in agronomy, is famous for repurposing real-world components, such as slides, for art spaces. The majority of his works feature aesthetics that are relational, meaning that the projects created are inspired

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Olafur Eliasson’s Weather Project – Everything you should know

Environmental Art, Installations / 4 minutes of reading
Olafur Eliasson has created a gigantic installation which in 2003 took overall space in Tate Modern, London. The artwork, a sun rising out of a mist, was bound to keep any visitor in awe. In this project named The Weather Project, the Scandinavian artist recreated the sun and the sky to occupy the Turbine Hall.

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