David Hockney has gifted Bigger Trees near Warter 2007 to Tate. The oil painting, his largest ever, was made on fifty canvas panels and was executed outside, en plein air. Measuring 4.6 x 12.2 metres (15x 40 feet), its subject is a typical Yorkshire landscape, west of Bridlington.

A new modern art collection, to be known as ARTIST ROOMS, has been established, it was announced today, created through one of the largest and most imaginative gifts of art ever made to museums in Britain. The gift has been made by Anthony d'Offay, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), The Art Fund and the Scottish and British Governments. ARTIST ROOMS will be jointly owned and managed by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate on behalf of the nation.

Tate has acquired Louise Bourgeois's celebrated sculpture of a giant female spider, Maman 1999. The work is a gift of the artist and an anonymous benefactor.

With the launch today of the BT Tate gallery's Player a wide range of film and audio is brought together online for the first time. The material ranges from rarely-seen archive film, including footage of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson and a unique film by Felipe Ehrenberg, to recent discussions with artists including Howard Hodgkin, Gilbert & George and Rachel Whiteread.