SEROTA HAS NO SUCH QUALMS ABOUT A DECONSTRUCTED PYRAMID

摘要

Those who recall Nicholas Serota's stinging criticism of Philip Gumuchdjian's designs for the 32-storey residential 'Tate Tower' may be a little surprised at the latest chapter in Tate Modern's expansion plans (see pages 10-11). Having warned that'a very tall building so close to Tate Modern's main entrance will inevitably diminish the quality and value of the space for millions of visitors' the Tate director famously declared that it would be like 'building a tower block in the forecourt of the British Museum'. Evidently, he has no such qualms about jamming a multistorey deconstructed pyramid against the Bankside building's historic walls.