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UK’s Tate galleries acquire replica of anti-war protest camp

UK's Tate galleries acquire replica of anti-war protest camp | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this 15, Jan 2007 file photo Mark Wallinger sits at the unveiling of his installation State Britain at Tate Britain, as the artist's recreation of an anti-war protest camp in Parliament Square will have a permanent home at the Tate. Wallinger's 2007 reconstruction of Brian Haw's long-running, one-man peace camp against the Iraq war, has been given to the gallery by the British artist for its collection. A replica of an anti-war protest camp that stood outside Britain's Parliament for a decade has been acquired by the country's most visited group of art galleries, the Tate. Artist Mark Wallinger's "State Britain" recreates the tent, placards and posters of Brian Haw, who set up camp in 2001 and remained until his death from cancer in 2011 in protest at British wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Cathal McNaughton/PA via AP - file)

LONDON – A replica of an anti-war protest camp that stood outside Britain’s Parliament for a decade has been acquired by the country’s most visited group of art museums, the Tate.

Artist Mark Wallinger’s “State Britain” recreates the tent, placards and posters of Brian Haw, who set up camp outside Parliament in 2001 and remained until his death from cancer in 2011.

Haw used the camp to protest British involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Officials repeatedly tried to remove him.

Wallinger’s prize-winning work is among the new acquisitions announced Wednesday by Tate, which operates London’s Tate Britain and Tate Modern.

Another addition includes “Portrait of an Unknown Lady” by 17th-century painter Joan Carlile — the earliest work by a female artist in the Tate collection.

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