Tate Modern Development

  The Tate Modern is building a new building and are “>asking you to help us shape its interior spaces.” As they say:

As well as galleries to show more of our collection and to explore newer areas of visual culture such as installations, videos, photography and performance, it will give us much more room to design cutting-edge visitor facilities - spaces for conversation, for learning, for relaxing, for eating, for shopping, for play. So what should these spaces be like? Over the next six months we’ll be inviting all kinds of people, including designers, artists, young people, families, students and Tate staff, to share their ideas. Why not send us your own photos and join the discussion here at The Great Tate Mod Blog?     

This is a prime opportunity and location for video paintings/ambient video to enter the discussion.  Bizzocchi’s description perfectly explains the potential for the Tate:  

Ambient video art works will hang on the walls of our living rooms, corporate offices, and public spaces. They will play in the background of our lives, living video paintings framed by the new generation of elegant, high-resolution flat-panel display units. However, they cannot command attention like a film or television show. They will patiently play in the background of our lives, yet they must always be ready to justify our attention in any given moment. In this capacity, ambient video works need to be equally proficient at rewarding a fleeting glance, a more direct look, or a longer contemplative gaze.    

 More info can be found at The Great Tate Mod Blog