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The Telegraph’s Louisa Buck gives an insight into Tate’s new Director, a ‘one-woman powerhouse who has been a pivotal figure in the cultural regeneration of Manchester’.

After a week of leaks it’s now official: Maria Balshaw, currently the joint director of the Whitworth and Manchester City Galleries is to be the new director of Tate. Everyone agrees that after nearly 30 years during which he delivered Tate Modern and put progressive visual art at the centre of the UK cultural agenda, Nicholas Serota’s are big shoes to fill.
But there is also no doubt that if anyone... Keep reading on The Telegraph