In a celebration of the new Tate Modern, six works of art by Oundle School pupils were exhibited in the Turbine Hall over the weekend of 17th-19th June, and one pupil’s work was chosen to be exhibited by Uniqlo at its Oxford Street store.
Work by Ryan Wu (17), Emma O’Dea (17), Zoe Gillett (18), Clara Goodman (16), Lorne Inglis (16) and Davide Gibson (16) were displayed on TV screens in the gallery’s Turbine Hall. Their work was among pieces that were chosen from hundreds of submissions by artists aged 15-25, who responded to the gallery’s open call for submissions based on the theme of ‘future’.
Uniqlo, one of the exhibition sponsors, ran a separate competition, and from among the work submitted for the Tate exhibit, they chose Lorne Inglis’s mixed media work featuring art teacher Mike Case on stairs to be exhibited in the window of its flagship store on Oxford Street for a week in June.
The exhibition was part of the opening weekend at the Tate Modern, which has been expanded following a £260m redevelopment project to include a 10 storey high tower, refurbished underground oil tanks for live performances, and a 22ft tree sculpture by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Art teacher, Genny Pontifex commented, “I am thrilled for all the pupils that their work has been acknowledged. Lorne is a very talented photographer and clearly has an eye for design. His GCSE work seemed to strike the right chord with Uniqlo brand with the right mix of strong graphics with a personal element.”