'Tate in the North' brochure
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A Tate in the North
Early in 1980 the new Tate Director Alan Bowness met with his Trustees to discuss the idea of creating a major
contemporary art gallery in the North of England, a 'Tate in the North', as the project became known.
Bowness emphasized that the new Gallery would in no way be a poor relation of its London counterpart but would have the distinct identity of being a gallery dedicated to
showing modern art and encouraging a new younger audience through an active education programme.
In the autumn of that year he visited the five largest cities in the North of England: Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle and Liverpool, to look at potential sites and talk
with local museum workers, politicians, and academics about the project.
His proposals were greeted for the most part with great enthusiasm. In this report, Alan Bowness recalls these early days of the project. |
Alan Bowness' history of Tate Liverpool's early days
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