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Book Online with Tate You can now book tickets online for most London events. Simply visit Tate Tickets or follow the links below. For London events you can also call 020 7887 8888 or email us with your daytime telephone number. We strongly recommend booking ahead for ticketed events: entry cannot be guaranteed otherwise. |
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  SYMPOSIUM: The Art of Andrei Tarkovsky > Friday 9 May, 10.30-18.00 Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium £18 (£15 concessions). Price includes refreshments Leading artists and writers examine Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's films in the context of contemporary art. For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online  |
 Andrei Tarkovsky
Stalker 1979 courtesy The Ronald Grant Archive |
 STUDY DAY: The Return of the Gods Study Afternoon > Friday 16 May, 14.00-17.30 Tate Britain, Manton Studio £20 (£15 concessions) A Study Day examining the ways neo classical sculpture was appreciated in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online |
 John Flaxman
Apollo and Marpessa c1790–94 courtesy Royal Academy of Arts, London |
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TALK: Robert Storr and David A Bailey: In Conversation > Wednesday 21 May, 18.30-20.00 Tate Britain, Auditorium £10 (£7 concessions) Curator and artist Robert Storr and curator David A Bailey discuss the Venice Biennale. Storr reflects on his role as Commissioner in 2007 and both contemplate the Biennale's legacy and future. For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online |
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UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2008 Konono No. 1 & Djibril Diop Mambéty > Friday 23 May, 21.00-22.00 Tate Modern, Turbine Hall £20 The Turbine Hall hosts a unique performance by award-winning Congolese band Konono No 1, combined with a rare showing of two groundbreaking films by the acclaimed Senegalese Director Djibril Diop Mambéty. Produced in collaboration with Serious Opening up art. Tate Modern Collection with UBS For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online Part of UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2008 > |
 Djibril Diop Mambéty
Badou Boy 1970 © Teemour Diop Mambéty |
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UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2008 Make a Salad > Saturday 24 May, 13.00-17.00 Tate Modern, Turbine Hall Free Alison Knowles will perform her iconic work on a grand scale, choreographed in response to the architecture of the Turbine Hall. This Fluxus event score simply instructs 'Make a Salad', and on this occasion a giant salad will be created from lettuce, tomato, carrot and cucumber, dressed with olive oil, herbs and balsamic vinegar, and served to an audience of 300 people. Opening up art. Tate Modern Collection with UBS Part of UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2008 > |
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TALK: David Goldblatt in Conversation > Thursday 29 May, 18.30-20.00 Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium £8 (£6 concessions) South African photographer David Goldblatt discusses his work with curator and art historian Tamar Garb. One of the most important documentary photographers of the late twentieth century, Goldblatt has been documenting the changing political landscape of South Africa for over five decades. For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online |
 David Goldblatt
Stalled municipal housing scheme, Kwezinaledi, Lady Grey, Eastern Cape 5, August 2006 Courtesy Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg © The artist |
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TALK: Cornelia Parker: Talking Art > Saturday 31 May, 14.00-15.30 Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium £8 (£6 concessions) Cornelia Parker's work is both dramatic and delicate, powerful and intricate - out of destruction she creates tragedy and beauty. Parker is interviewed by writer and curator Lisa LeFeuvre. For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online |
 Cornelia Parker
Object That Fell off the White Cliffs of Dover 1992 Tate © Cornelia Parker |
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There are many more events happening at all four Tate galleries. There is also a searchable calendar, a central events & education directory and you can buy tickets online for most London events. Please follow the links below to find out more about events and courses, schools events, family events, community and youth events.
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Credit for top image:Djibril Diop Mambéty Badou Boy 1970 © Teemour Diop Mambéty |