Tate Play: Get ready to be creative with two new major projects announced
Get ready to be creative with climbable sculptures, makeshift catwalks and reimagined comic opera’s at Tate Play.
All year round, Tate Play offers free activities to families visiting Tate Modern in Bankside.
The gallery has just announced two major projects for its free programme of commissions and playful art-inspired activities for all ages.
Open until April 21, Tate Modern invites visitors to take part in a new project by Bruce Asbestos, whose work blends everyday objects with art, fashion, and global pop culture.
Asbestos has created a giant and colourful snail sculpture inspired by Henri Matisse’s iconic cut-out collage The Snail, which is on free display.
Titled Dash, the sculpture will greet visitors in the Turbine Hall this Easter as part of a giant snail-themed catwalk.
Children and grown-ups can get stuck in with a fashion parade, making their very own outfits using paper, paint and card, before taking to the runway to show off their designs.
Later in summer, running from July 19 to August 25, Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall will be transformed with a theatrical installation by Monster Chetwynd.
Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 film adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, families will be welcomed by an enchanted world with the opportunity to take part in re-imagining scenes from this comic opera.
The work will feature fantastical sets and creatures, with youngsters encouraged to take on their own role through story-telling and performance.
Mark Miller, director of learning at Tate said: “We are incredibly proud to present another year of Tate Play, one which demonstrates the programme’s unique role in commissioning large-scale participatory projects from world renowned artists.
“Free activities and events put play at the heart of the gallery, opening art to new intergenerational audiences.”
Since it launched in 2021, more than 585,000 people have taken part in an array of projects commissioned by Tate Play.
To find out more, visit: tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
Pictured top: Monster Chetwynd, Tate Modern, 2024 (Picture: Lucy-Dawkins)
