Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film starts nationwide tour
Ironically timed with the announcement of the proposed demolition of the Grenfell tower, Steve McQueen’s film installation Grenfell will on a national tour of public art galleries in six major cities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In December 2017, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen made an artwork in response to the fire that took place earlier that year on 14th June at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, West London.
72 people died in the tragedy. Filming the tower before it was covered with hoarding, McQueen sought to make a record.
Following the fire, a Government Inquiry ran from September 2017 until September 2024. The resulting recommendations are yet to be implemented, meaning a similar tragedy could happen again. There is an ongoing criminal investigation, with potential charges including corporate manslaughter. No trials are expected until 2027 at the earliest, over a decade since the fire.
We attended a viewing in 2023 at Serpentine in London’s Kensington Gardens, after this the work was placed in the care of Tate and the London Museum’s collections.
The film will now tour six cities, starting at Tramway in Glasgow.
Tickets for the free screenings at Tramway, from 8 to 23 March, are available on their website now.
After the presentation at Tramway, Grenfell will travel to Chapter in Cardiff, The MAC in Belfast, The Box in Plymouth, Tate Liverpool, and MAC in Birmingham.
Admission is free at all venues.
This national tour is being coordinated by Tate in collaboration with the partner venues and is made possible thanks to support using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and from Art Fund.
Grenfell in Glasgow is a co-production by The Common Guild and Tramway.
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