Aside from Turner's masterpieces, the exhibition intersperses works by more than 10 renowned contemporary artists, including Katie Paterson, Richard Long, Olafur Eliasson and so on. Collectively they provide a 21st century interpretation of the 18th century idea of "the Sublime", creating the first exhibition in Asia that brings Turner into dialogue with the artists that heinspired.

Tate is one of Britain's national museums and home to the largest collection of works by Turner, as the artist bequeathed to the British nation a large number of his paintings.