Published by Tate Publishing(UK) May 2000, 2000
ISBN 10: 1854372920 ISBN 13: 9781854372925
Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Standing on the south bank of the Thames opposite the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's vast brick edifice, with its tower of 325 feet, dominates the scenery and ranks among the most imposing structures of central London. Yet, after its closure in 1981, the Bankside Power Station was rendered invisible to the public eye by its redundancy and the frequent threat of demolition. The reopening of Bankside in May 2000 as London's first national gallery of modern and contemporary art restores the grandeur of Scott's design and regenerates a much neglected area of the city. The conversion to art gallery by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron is marked by its extreme simplicity, at once enhancing the physical presence of the original architecture and completely transforming its derelict and impenetrable interior into an accessible, light-filled exhibition center. The tremendous affinity of contemporary art with ex-industrial settings has inspired a design that retains the monumental scale of the Turbine Hall and skillfully offers a range of spaces for widely differing types of art on the multiple floors of the Old Boiler House. This publication follows the story of the Bankside project and presents a stunning photographic account of every stage of its transformation. Including an interview with Jacques Herzog and Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, it provides a detailed analysis of Herzog and de Meuron's design and redefines the Tate's role within contemporary culture. small tear on bottom of the spine. Binding is tight no interior marks.
Published by London: Tate Gallery Publishing, 2000
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover, 200 pages, good condition: missing dustjacket; rear board is slightly loose; pages not firmly attached at top edge; no internal marks. As is; fine reading copy. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Published by London: Tate Gallery Publishing reprint, 2000
ISBN 10: 1854372920 ISBN 13: 9781854372925
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover, 200 pages, very good condition, clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.