Turner Contemporary
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox museum Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
HistoryEdit
Architectural designEdit
The building was designed by David Chipperfield,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> whose design for the 3-storey, Template:Convert high<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> gallery opened on 16 April 2011,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 14,000 people visited in the first weekend<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 500,000 in its first year.<ref>Beached and hard to reach</ref> In August 2013 the gallery received its millionth visitor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 20 February 2020, Turner Contemporary became the first contemporary building to feature on a Bank of England note.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Turner Contemporary is the largest dedicated visual arts venue in Kent.<ref name="pomery">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a registered charity under English law.<ref>Template:EW charity</ref>
RecognitionEdit
In November 2011, the venue received an award from the British Guild of Travel Writers, for an outstanding tourism project.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Queen Elizabeth II visited Turner Contemporary on 11 November 2011, as part of a wider trip to Margate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ExhibitionsEdit
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| 22 February 2025 - 1st June 2025 (Current) | Resistance | An exhibition of photography about protest curated by Artist and Film Maker Steve McQueen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 28 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 | Anya Gallaccio: preserve | Turner Contemporary presents 'preserve', the largest survey exhibition to date of British artist Anya Gallaccio.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 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)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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GalleryEdit
- Turner Contemporary roofscape.jpg
Close up of the roof
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Turner Contemporary
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Turner Contemporary
- Turner contemporary April 2010 from north.jpg
Construction April 2010 from the north
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Construction April 2010 from the harbour
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Under construction in 2009