Materials Library Presents: Tate Modern Rehang, Levels 3 and 5

Abstract

In 2005, Conreen, Miodownik and Laughlin received funding from the EPSRC to establish the '��Art and Science of Materials' network that linked materials scientists with practitioners in art and design. The network was launched at the Tate Modern on 15 April. After the launch Conreen et al were approached by the Tate Modern and asked to create various exhibits and installations to enable the public to engage better with contemporary art by understanding the materiality of the art itself. This entry is a series of curated exhibits and performances staged by Conreen et al (Materials Library Group at the Tate Modern. Different gallery spaces in the museum were the focus of investigation and ultimately for the elucidation of the significance of the materials of art production. They were designed to complement the re-hang of the museum and curated using four titles - '��Material Gestures', 'Poetry and Dream', '��States of Flux' and 'Idea & Object'. The four events were sponsored by LCACE and The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation . The original contribution of this research is: firstly, to identify and provide a new way for the public and the gallery/curators to engage with works of art through physical encounters with materials and, secondly, relatedly, to open up a space for a research community to investigate the importance of a technical engagement with matter in enhancing aesthetic experience