Turner Contemporary
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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox museum
| name = Turner Contemporary
| image = Turner Contemporary gallery.jpg
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| map_type = Kent
| map_caption = Location within Kent
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.389|1.380|display=inline}}
| established = {{Start date and age|2011|04|16|df=y}}
| dissolved =
| location = Margate, Kent, England
| type = Art gallery
| collection = British and international art from 1750 to the present
| visitors = 3.6 million (2022)
| director = Clarrie Wallis
| president =
| curator =
| publictransit = Margate railway station
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| website = {{URL|www.turnercontemporary.org}}
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Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town.{{cite web|url=http://www.artrabbit.com/uk/venues/venue/921/turner_contemporary|title=Turner Contemporary|publisher=Art Rabbit|access-date=2009-08-31}}{{cite journal | title=Reviews — Turner Contemporary, Margate | author=Worthington, Caroline | journal=Museums Journal |date=July–August 2011 | volume=111 | issue=7/8 | pages=46–49}} The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his life.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/superabundant-a-celebration-of-pattern-turner-contemporary-margate-1514973.html|title=Superabundant: A Celebration of Pattern, Turner Contemporary, Margate|last=Darwent|first=Charles|date=2009-01-25|publisher=The Independent|access-date=2009-08-31}}
History
= Architectural design =
The building was designed by David Chipperfield,{{cite news |date=27 July 2006 |title=New architect chosen for gallery |publisher=BBC.co.uk |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/5221350.stm |access-date=2009-08-26}} whose design for the 3-storey, {{convert|20|m|ft}} high{{cite web |date=2007-06-19 |title=Chipperfield unveils Turner Contemporary design for Margate |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3089592#ixzz0PnGdPSiF |access-date=2009-08-31 |publisher=Building Design}} gallery opened on 16 April 2011,{{cite news |date=7 January 2009 |title=Rendezvous: 'this plan needs a rethink' |publisher=Your Thanet News |url=http://www.yourthanet.co.uk/kent-news/Rendezvous--_this-plan-needs-a-rethink_-newsinkent19505.aspx |access-date=2009-08-26}} 14,000 people visited in the first weekend{{cite news |date=26 April 2011 |title=Margate's Turner gallery has 45,500 visitors |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13203584 |access-date=1 September 2015 |quote=A total of 14,000 people visited on the opening weekend}} and 500,000 in its first year.[https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21565667-seaside-towns-affluent-south-east-look-more-industrial-north-beached-and-hard Beached and hard to reach] In August 2013 the gallery received its millionth visitor.{{cite news |date=29 August 2013 |title=Turner Contemporary greets millionth visitor |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23882810 |access-date=1 September 2015}}
On 20 February 2020, Turner Contemporary became the first contemporary building to feature on a Bank of England note.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=New £20 note featuring J. M. W Turner revealed by the Bank of England |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/10/new-20-note-featuring-jmw-turner-revealed-by-the-bank-of-england |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
Turner Contemporary is the largest dedicated visual arts venue in Kent.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebbsfleetlandmark.com/Selection-Panel/Chair-Victoria-Pomery-Director-Of-Turner-Contemporary-Margate|title=Victoria Pomery|publisher=Ebbsfleet Landmark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019111808/http://www.ebbsfleetlandmark.com/Selection-Panel/Chair-Victoria-Pomery-Director-Of-Turner-Contemporary-Margate |archive-date=19 October 2009 |url-status=usurped|access-date=5 January 2017}} It is a registered charity under English law.{{EW charity|1129974|TURNER CONTEMPORARY}}
Recognition
In November 2011, the venue received an award from the British Guild of Travel Writers, for an outstanding tourism project.{{Cite news |date=2011-11-08 |title=Margate's Turner Contemporary wins top award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-15643254 |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} Queen Elizabeth II visited Turner Contemporary on 11 November 2011, as part of a wider trip to Margate.{{cite web|last1=Hutchinson|first1=Amanda|title=Royal Visit to Margate's Turner Contemporary|url=http://southeasttourguides.co.uk/tag/british-guild-of-travel-writers/|website=South East Tour Guides|access-date=1 September 2015|date=11 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113944/http://southeasttourguides.co.uk/tag/british-guild-of-travel-writers/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}
Exhibitions
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|+ !Dates !Name !Featuring |
| 22 February 2025 - 1st June 2025 (Current)
|Resistance |An exhibition of photography about protest curated by Artist and Film Maker Steve McQueen{{Cite web |last=Turner Contemporary |title=Resistance |url=https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/resistance/}} |
| 28 September 2024 – 26 January 2025
|Anya Gallaccio: preserve |Turner Contemporary presents 'preserve', the largest survey exhibition to date of British artist Anya Gallaccio.{{Cite web |last=The Guardian |title=Anya Gallaccio: Preserve review – catch this show before its dazzling splendours decay |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/01/anya-gallaccio-turner-contemporary-margate}} |
| 25 May 2024 - 1 September 2024
|Ed Clark |The first institutional exhibition in Europe dedicated to pioneering artist Ed Clark (1926–2019) |
| 3 February 2024 - 6 May 2024
|Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970 |This exhibition features art from 50 female artists working within abstract art. Artists included in the exhibition are Bridget Riley, Louise Bourgeois and Agnes Martin.{{Cite web |last=Turner Contemporary | title=Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950-1970 |url=https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/beyond-form-lines-of-abstraction-1950-1970/}} |
| 7 October 2023 - 14 January 2024
|In the Offing |A group exhibition edited by Mark Leckey around themes of the seaside, nostaligia and esoteric views of the future. Featured a number of video and sound installations as well as traditional painting.{{Cite web |last=Turner Contemporary |title=in the Offing |url=https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/in-the-offing/}} |
| 27 May 2023 - 10 September 2023
|Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias |A solo exhibition by Beatriz Milhazes, a leading figure from the Brazilian abstract art movement Geração Oitenta (1980s Generation){{Cite web |last=Turner Contemporary |title=Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias |url=https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/beatriz-milhazes-maresias/}} |
Gallery
File:Turner Contemporary roofscape.jpg|Close up of the roof
File:Turner Contemporary front.jpg|Turner Contemporary
File:Turner Contemporary-seafront.jpg|Turner Contemporary
File:Turner contemporary April 2010 from north.jpg|Construction April 2010 from the north
File:Turner contemporary April 2010 from south.jpg|Construction April 2010 from the harbour
File:Turner Contemporary construction.JPG|Under construction in 2009
References
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External links
- {{Official|www.turnercontemporary.org}}
{{J. M. W. Turner}}
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Category:2001 establishments in England
Category:Art museums and galleries established in 2001
Category:Art museums and galleries in Kent
Category:Arts centres in England
Category:Charities based in England
Category:Contemporary art galleries in England
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2011