Tate & Arts
Since the late 1800s, West Cornwall has been a destination for artists from all over the world. With the arrival of Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo in 1939, St Ives became internationally known as a centre of modern art. A new generation of artists followed including Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Patrick Heron, Terry Frost and St Ives-born painter Peter Lanyon. Tate St Ives, designed by architects David Shalev and Eldred Evans, opened in 1993 to celebrate the modernist legacy of the town’s international artist colony. The dynamic spirit of the artists who lived and worked in the town throughout the twentieth century is reflected in a broad programme of historic and contemporary displays that embrace the best of international modern and contemporary art, presenting temporary exhibitions, special commissions and works from the Tate Collection.
www.tate.org.uk/stives
© Tate 2009 - Photographer: Bob Berry
Since the late 1800s, West Cornwall has been a destination for artists from all over the world. With the arrival of Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo in 1939, St Ives became internationally known as a centre of modern art. A new generation of artists followed including Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Patrick Heron, Terry Frost and St Ives-born painter Peter Lanyon. Tate St Ives, designed by architects David Shalev and Eldred Evans, opened in 1993 to celebrate the modernist legacy of the town’s international artist colony. The dynamic spirit of the artists who lived and worked in the town throughout the twentieth century is reflected in a broad programme of historic and contemporary displays that embrace the best of international modern and contemporary art, presenting temporary exhibitions, special commissions and works from the Tate Collection.
www.tate.org.uk/stives
© Tate 2009 - Photographer: Bob Berry
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