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Article: British 20th-century art.(division of Tate Gallery's collections between Tate Britain and Tate Modern)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2000
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Wrong key at the Tate
FIFTY years ago the Tate Gallery did a daring thing when it launched a public appeal for funds to buy Rodin's sculpture, "The Kiss". The trustees were unsure it would succeed. The larger-than-life naked lovers locked in an embrace was still considered a scandalous work. But succeed it did, and for many years Rodin's piece dominated the Tate's collection of 20th-century art.
Now it has been moved--along with all the other non-British art--to the new Tate Modern on the South Bank near Southwark Bridge. Never mind that the footbridge, designed by Sir Norman Foster to link the gallery with St Paul's cathedral, sways so much it has given ...