A row of new and inclined concrete columns penetrate the space and introduce a moment of structural force of what will be built above over the next years. The original patina with all its stains, marks and discolouration was preserved and the new concrete blends subtly into the overall patchwork. "A meticulous mapping process of the existing concrete walls and ceilings revealed damages and conditions where careful patching was needed. "Our intervention in these found spaces is as subtle as possible," state Herzog & de Meuron. In his works he mingles personal history, fantasy. Sung Hwan Kim is known for his interdisciplinary work, incorporating installation, video, performance, music, light and drawing. These massive industrial chambers, former underground oil holding containers, have lain unused since Bankside Power Station was decommissioned in 1981. The Korean artist presents the first specially commissioned installation in The Tanks, Tate Modern’s new galleries permanently dedicated to performance and film. The Tate Tanks are raw, industrial spaces which will now provide an anchor and home for the live art and film programmes previously presented in diverse spaces around Tate Modern. Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who completed the last extension to the institution, are responsible for the tanks, as well as the rest of the new addition. London's Tate Modern has recently opened the Tate Tanks, as the first part of the museum's larger extension project, which is scheduled for completion in 2016.
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