Join us for a preview film screening of Peter Hujar's Day, followed by a Q&A with Ira Sachs and Ben Whishaw.
Directed by Ira Sachs, the film stars Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall in a richly cinematic rendering of a conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.
Recorded in 1974, Hujar talks his friend through the small moments that define an artist's life, capturing a single day's activities – from interactions with cultural icons of the day, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Susan Sontag, to the challenges of living downtown in 1970s New York.
Both elegant and intimate, Peter Hujar's Day presents a powerful portrait of both an iconic artist and an incomparable era for art.
You can enter via the Cinema entrance, left of the Turbine Hall main entrance, and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street. The Starr Cinema is on Level 1 of the Natalie Bell Building.
There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.
- Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
- A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.
To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.
For more information before your visit:
- Email hello@tate.org.uk
- Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (daily 10.00–17.00)
