Bold Tendencies opened in 2007 in a multi-storey car park behind Peckhamplex cinema — sculptures parked between concrete pillars, a rooftop cocktail bar above the city, a staircase painted bright pink — and quietly invented a template for how to present contemporary art in Britain. Two decades and three million visitors later, it’s heading into its twentieth summer season, with new commissions and a body of work that pre-dates the era of pop-ups and immersive shows. The argument the Guardian makes is straightforward: this car park is one of the most influential pieces of British arts infrastructure of the century so far. Source: The Guardian