Mellowtone Presents: Late At Tate

• 24th Sep 2007

On the last Thursday of every month Tate Liverpool opens late for special events, music, food, drink and of course the best modern and contemporary art.

The third Late at Tate event is inspired by the major re-hang of the Tate Collection which is taking shape across three floors of the gallery. From late 19th century Impressionist, post-Impressionist and avant-garde treatments to contemporary identity politics played out in photography, film and video.

One room is devoted to Andy Warhol, concentrating on his figurative work. This display will assemble a group of classic Warhol works spanning his entire career.

From Rodin’s couple in The Kiss to Andy Warhol’s notorious entourage including Nico and the Velvet Underground, Late at Tate will provide an atmospheric introduction to the new collection on display.

Bring your friends and explore the figures of the twentieth century while being serenaded by the best jazz, funk and hip hop of the Twentieth Century.

Live performance and installation artists English Eccentrics will deliver a series of events focused upon dance, music, graphic and spoken word fused song culture based around Warhol’s precursor to all multimedia events globally, ‘Exploding Plastic Inevitable’.

Inspired by an interview between Gerard Malanga and Andy Warhol,
creative work includes ‘Venus in Furs- in 3 parts’ a live performance and fixed installation inspired by the album The Velvet Underground and Nico.

With an appearance by The Psychiatrist who will deliver visitors diagnosis, while dining on soup and bananas, we also experience a range of wider inspired Warhol and Exploding Plastic Inevitable workings with ‘PoP-adom a GOGO’ , ‘Graphman’ and ‘Trubelle’.

Jonathan Harris, professor of art history and director of the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts (CAVA) at the University of Liverpool will lead a special tour entitled ‘Figure it Out’, navigating the visitor between sculptures and painting, photography and installation on a unique exploration of new re-hang of the Tate collection.

Meanwhile, we will be holding a screening of The Chelsea Girls (1966) – a film directed by Warhol and heralded as his first major commercial success. The film was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and various other locations in New York City. Starring many of Warhol’s superstars, it takes place at the hotel, and follows the lives of several of the young women who live there.

The night will culminate with a performance by reggae and soul musician Natty, whose influences include many great figures from the twentieth century including Jimi Hendrix and the Velvet Underground, Miles Davis, The Clash and Joy Division. Mellowtone DJs will warm up to this acoustic set with a mix of jazz, funk and hip hop. The after party will take place at 3345.

As well as all this, our shop and cafe will be open late too. If you would like to pre book a table in our café to enjoy our Late at Tate dinner menu at then call 0151 709 5712 or e-mail mail

Late at Tate
Liverpool
27 September 2007
18.00 – 21.00
Official website: link

From 6pm, at Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, L3. Thursday 27th September.

18.00 – 20.00 English Eccentrics Group Reception Room/ Hospitality Room/ Foyer and galleries
18.00 – 18.45 ‘Figure it Out’ Foyer and galleries
18.00 – 21.00 The Chelsea Girls Education Studio
18.00 – 20.00 Mellowtone DJs Foyer
20.00 – 21.00 Natty Foyer

Late at Tate Liverpool Twentieth Century Boys and Girls Thursday 27 September 2007, 18.00–21.00