Tate Liverpool Offers Free iPod Download of Gustav Klimt Show

Gustav Klimt, born July 14, 1862, died February 6, 1918, was one of the most important and prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement, and was an Austrian Symbolist painter. His works include murals, sketches, paintings, other art objects.

The Tate Liverpool presentation is the first comprehensive exhibition of Klimt’s work ever offered in the UK. This exhibition focuses on the artist’s life and work, exploring Klimt’s role as the founder and leader of the Viennese Secession, which embraced art, architecture, fashion and decorative objects, including furniture. Major paintings and drawings which span the breadth of Klimt’s career are shown, along with the work of architect and designer, Josef Hoffman, who was a close friend of the artist. The show has been a sell-out, and will close 31 August.

But if you haven’t been able to get there, the Tate is offering a free download of the show tour online at
http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/gustavklimt/tour.shtm

It can be downloaded onto your iPod with video, your iPod Touch or your iPhone. The multimedia tour offers informationn about Klimt’s life, the historical times and his art, offering photographs of Klimt and his circle of friends. It also offers music of the time period, comments from museum curators, film recordings from archives, and behind-the-scenes information on how this Tate exhibition was conceived, planned and implemented.