Nicholas Serota looks beyond Tate Modern

The Tate is one of the best-known museum brands in the world, but Nicholas Serota has firmly ruled out any Guggenheim- or Louvre-style Tates abroad, or a Pompidou-style pop-up, as long as he remains director of the institution. Speaking shortly before the opening of Tate Modern’s much-anticipated extension on 17 June, Serota spelled out a vision that is deeply internationalist but firmly rooted in the traditions of British public service. He also confirmed that, contrary to speculation th