Sir Nicholas Serota
Sir Nicholas Serota is one of Britain's most well-known curators. Having been Director of the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford in the 70s and then Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery, Serota became Director of The Tate in 1988.
He was the driving force behind the creation of affiliate galleries Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives as well as the part Lottery-funded Tate Modern. It was also Serota who redefined the Turner Prize as a showcase for cutting edge contemporary art.
Serota's reign has seen its fair share of controversy, the most well-documented being the rejection of a donation of Stuckist paintings. This led to a media campaign over the Tate's purchase of work by one of its trustees Chris Ofili. The animosity also led to Charles Thomson's famous painting Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Aquisition Decision which satirises Serota and the YBA movement in general.
He was the driving force behind the creation of affiliate galleries Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives as well as the part Lottery-funded Tate Modern. It was also Serota who redefined the Turner Prize as a showcase for cutting edge contemporary art.
Serota's reign has seen its fair share of controversy, the most well-documented being the rejection of a donation of Stuckist paintings. This led to a media campaign over the Tate's purchase of work by one of its trustees Chris Ofili. The animosity also led to Charles Thomson's famous painting Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Aquisition Decision which satirises Serota and the YBA movement in general.
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