the Tate, Liverpool

The Albert Docks in Liverpool has to be one of my favorite places. The architecture is incredible, it is very dated and yet at the same time has a real 'current' feel about it. Whilst at the Docks I decided to see what Liverpool's Tate had to offer...


The most fascinating aspect of the Tate for me was the views from the upper windows, looking out over the docks. Unfortunately I have not captured the quality of these views in the photo below but it gives some idea.



I will look at some of the exhibitions and works displayed in the Tate in another glog entry as I was really inspired by some of it. But in terms of the gallery itself, it was the cafe that had the biggest impact on me. Frankfurt-based artist Tobias Rehberger was specially commissioned to transform the Café into a multi-coloured three-dimensional work of art. He has created a vibrant installation that combines coloured acrylic glass garlands branching out from the centre of the ceiling with a prominent wall installation, merging text with graphic elements executed also in coloured acrylic glass. The text reads 'Together a New Liverpool', but it is arranged in a manner that suggests a number of poetic variations such as 'To Get Her a New Liver/Pool', a comment on the city's current renaissance. Disappointingly I was not allowed to photograph the inside of the cafe and so had to make do with this image from the internet to show it's value.