You have to give credit to Tate Modern in the United Kingdom. Since it opened in 2000, in the shell of a former disused power station Tate Modern has put contemporary art back on the map and revitalized the South Bank of the River Thames in London. Its vast display spaces, particularly the Turbine Hall, have housed some superb collections of some of the best contemporary art in the world. Its ground-breaking exhibitions of surrealism, abstract expressionism, conceptual and pop art have been both hailed and derided by many Londoners and millions of tourists.

So, continuing in the tradition of jarring our sensibilities Tate Modern is unveiling a new exhibit that presents a vision of a post-apocalyptic world 50 years into the future. The works come from French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. She has filled the enormous space with recreations of sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, blowing them up by 25 percent and placed them around a collection of metal bunk beds without mattresses, and complete with reading material. Apparently, in 2058 it rains incessantly in London — it’s been raining non-stop for years, people take refuge inside and the constant rain makes monumental sculptures grow. Well, the work is certainly thought provoking. But, I’m unsure whether Tate Modern is the right venue for a post-apocalyptic worldview compared with say, the British Museum or the Cowgirl Hall of Fame or the Centre Pompidou. You decide.