Artists Gilbert and George are converting 19th-century brewery in London's Spitalfields into their own public gallery "because the Tate never shows our work".
The building off Brick Lane is being converted by SIRS ? a design firm founded by Gilbert Prousch's architect nephew ? and planning permission has been granted by Tower Hamlets council.
George Prousch and George Passmore said they eschewed socialising with other artists, and were compelled to start their own art space after growing frustrated with how the Tate gallery separates early British and modern art in an interview with the Evening Standard Magazine.
A spokesperson from the Tate pointed out that the 2007 Gilbert and George retrospective hosted at the Tate Modern was the "largest exhibition ever to be mounted of their art at that time".
The pair have acquired the 18th-century brewery-turned-workshop on Heneage Street through their foundation, the Gilbert and George Centre.
The site was formerly occupied by the artist Polly Hope, the wife and creative partner of Globe architect Theo Crosby, who lived and worked there until her death in 2013.
Gilbert and George have been based in the area for over 30 years, living and working in two almost adjacent townhouses on Fournier Street.
The old brewery would become the main base for the Gilbert and George Centre, a non-profit with the aim of providing a place for the local community to encounter contemporary art for free.
Plans submitted by SIRS ...