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How Tate Modern changed art

Chapter 1

From power station to art powerhouse

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Chapter 2

Shaking up how we view art

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Chapter 3

The giant playground of the Turbine Hall

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

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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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choko Installing giant spiral slides as high art

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

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

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Gossip

Which Turbine Hall art sounds best?

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Turbine Sandbox - 2 words)
    *   Tate's Tiny

choko Turbine Sandbox - 2 words) * Tate's Tiny

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choko Bringing an artificial sun inside the museum

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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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