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Affordable Art Travel: Rothko Show Cheaper than London Auction Houses

September 15, 2008 at 2:03 PM | 0 Comments

If bidding on movie posters and overpriced contemporary art isn't your thing, London can still entice the trendy glasses crowd. The Tate Modern will host Rothko beginning September 26.

The first major show of his work in more than 20 years, it'll focus more on the artist's later work. His series of paintings for the Seagram Building in New York--a commission Rothko never finished--will be reunited for the first time.

Smart museum goers will book their £12.50 ($22) tickets online to avoid the sort of insane queues that Londoners love. The show continues through February 1, 2009.

Related Stories:
· Rothko [Official Site]
· Datebook: London [NYT]
· Tate Modern Video Interview with the Curator [Official Site]
· Museums coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Tate Modern]