Artificial Sun Inside Tate Modern
Chapter 1

From power station to art powerhouse

Chapter 2

Shaking up how we view art

Chapter 3

The giant playground of the Turbine Hall

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Master of How Tate Modern changed art

Ch 3 · The giant playground of the Turbine Hall
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In 2006, artist Carsten Höller transformed the cavernous Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern into a giant interactive playground with his famous installation 'Test Site.' What did this installation feature to allow visitors to travel from the museum's upper floors to the ground floor?

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choko The Turbine Hall

We're sliding down the giant hall! (Yeah, slide down!) / We're swinging on a count of three! (One, two, three!)

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choko Installing giant spiral slides as high art

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That creepy giant Tate spider is actually a tribute to the artist's mom.

choko This giant spider changed art forever, turning a massive hall into a playground.

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Artisans hand-painted every single one of these 100 million porcelain seeds!

choko Explore a massive 150-ton art installation of 100 million life-sized porcelain seeds, each individually hand-painted by skilled artisans.

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Turbine Sandbox - 2 words)
    *   Tate's Tiny
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choko Play Tate's Tiny Turbine Sandbox game and explore the giant playground of the Turbine Hall to see how Tate Modern changed the art world.

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Fun Fact

A Museum Scar: Turning the Turbine Hall's giant playground into a dramatic statement, Doris Salcedo's 167-meter-long concrete crack changed how the art world views museum spaces forever.

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Glossary
playground (noun)
An outdoor area designed for children to play on, typically equipped with slides and swings. In 2006, artist Carsten Höller transformed Tate Modern's former engine room using five colossal steel slides.
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Which Turbine Hall art sounds best?

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In 2006, artist Carsten Höller transformed Tate Modern's massive Turbine Hall into an interactive playground by installing 'Test Site.' What did this famous artwork invite visitors to use?

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choko The massive scale of the Turbine Hall

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Installing giant spiral slides as high art

choko Artist Carsten Höller installed massive, functioning spiral slides in the Turbine Hall in 2006.

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Bringing an artificial sun inside the museum

choko In 2003, Olafur Eliasson brought an artificial sun inside the museum, drawing over two million visitors.

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Fun Fact

Shifting the floor: In 2007, Doris Salcedo created a 167-meter-long crack in the Turbine Hall floor.

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In 2006, artist Carsten Höller transformed Tate Modern's massive Turbine Hall into a literal playground by installing which of the following giant, interactive structures?

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choko Bringing an artificial sun inside the museum

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Quiz

What are the approximate dimensions of Tate Modern's massive Turbine Hall?

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Which artist created the giant indoor sun for the 2003 Tate Modern installation 'The Weather Project'?

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What did Colombian artist Doris Salcedo create in the Turbine Hall floor for her 2007 Tate Modern installation 'Shibboleth'?

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How many hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds did Chinese artist Ai Weiwei use in his 2010 Tate Modern installation?

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