![]() ![]() In just over six months, Finaldi has proved to be a keen innovator as well as a smooth negotiator, and expectations are mounting regarding what direction will Finaldi steer the National Gallery towards. National Gallery staff strikes at the doors of the museum last year. “The understanding we have with Tate is that we can move into the 20th century, although works of art that are more avant-garde or abstract are more the province of Tate,” Finaldi told TAN. According to TAN, the last agreement, ratified in 1996, marked the division line between their collections at circa 1900. While Finaldi’s pitch seems like an exciting and more-than-reasonable development, it could in fact compromise the museum’s long-standing agreement with Tate. ![]() (Pablo Picasso should be shown at the National Gallery, Finaldi told TAN.) ![]() In an interview with the Art Newspaper, Finaldi spoke about his plans for the future, which include bolstering the National Gallery’s exhibition spaces and programs but also, crucially, extending its acquisitions remit to include paintings from the first decades of the 20th century, maybe even up to the World War II era. ![]() Gabriele Finaldi, the director of London’s National Gallery, has sent shock waves through the UK’s museum world by announcing his plans to expand the focus of the museum’s exhibitions and collections, which could jeopardize the existing agreements between the museum and Tate. ![]()
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