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THE RADICAL EYE: MODERNIST PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE SIR ELTON JOHN COLLECTION

10 NOVEMBER 2016 – 7 MAY 2017
- Free entry for Members
Elton John’s unrivalled modernist photography collection comes to Tate Modern
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see one of the world’s greatest private collections of photography, drawn from the classic Modernist period of the 1920s–50s. An incredible group of Man Ray portraits are exhibited together for the first time, having been brought together by Sir Elton John over the past twenty-five years, including portraits of Matisse, Picasso, and Breton.
With over 70 artists and nearly 150 rare vintage prints on show from seminal figures including Brassai, Imogen Cunningham, André Kertész, Dorothea Lange, Tina Modotti, and Aleksandr Rodchenko, this is a chance to take a peek inside Elton John’s home and delight in seeing such masterpieces of photography.
VENUE
DATES
10 November 2016 – 7 May 2017
PRICING
£16.50FREE for Members
Adult £16.50 (without donation £15.00)
Concession £14.50 (without donation £13.10)
Under 12s FREE (up to four per family adult)
Family tickets available (two adults and two children 12–18 years) by telephone or in the gallery
School groups must be booked in advance
Help Tate by including the voluntary donation to enable Gift Aid
Tickets can be booked up to 8 hours in advance online or up to 24 hours in advance by telephone on +44 (0)20 7887 8888
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