The Tate Modern

The Tate Modern building from the outside is quite cold, sort of resembling a prison. It's location however, directly at one end of the Millennium bridge adds to it's Modern feel. The building, not really looking like a museum, is not what I would choose to house a modern collection, but works fine. 

The logo of the Tate Modern varies in a range of blurred effects. The slight alterations of the blurred effect is a little distracting and conveys a sense of inconsistency, that perhaps was purposeful, but I find unnecessary. 

I wouldn't say that the museums in the United States are exactly for the rich, but more for those truly interested in taking the time to experience what museums have to offer. Obviously not everyone can afford to go to museums priced so highly as often as they could here in London, but this could motivate some of the public to put more effort in the outing. The free museum admissions impact the London culture in a positive way, making it more accessible to the public and allowing anyone the opportunity to explore their desired interests as well as offering new interests.  

I don't mind the white walls of the exhibition spaces within the Tate Modern. I believe this neutrality allows for a distraction-free experience for observing the works. The areas between displays, such as the wall of signatures and the timeline of different art periods is a good visual transition between spaces. 

The Unilever Series, comprised of millions of individual porcelain sunflower seeds was not personally intriguing to me. While I respect and see how interesting the time and work that went in to creating this installation and the obvious message message it conveys, it is not my taste. I prefer gallery pieces like paintings, photos and sculptures. 

Seeing the works of artists that I've studied in classes is always very exciting for me, and I find the period of Pollock's work to be the one of the most interesting I've studied. My favorite piece at the Tate Modern was Jackson Pollock's Number 14 (1951), from a period in his career that I have not studied much. It's different from his more famous works and I find it aesthetically pleasant and more simple in relation to those others.