Tate Modern director on risk and gender

ArtsHub speaks with Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern on managing risk, gender bias, funding constraints and partnerships with Australia.
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Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern, pictured with Phyllida Barlow’s untitled: upturnedhouse; supplied

Frances Morris knows all about risk and thinking outside the box. As Director of Britain’s Tate Modern, she is arguably one of the most powerful museum directors in the world.

She is in Sydney this week to deliver the Keynote address at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s (MCA) conference, The Forever Now.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina