Barbican Centre Announces Yuko Mohri Exhibition 'In Concert' for The Curve's 20th Year
The Facts
The Barbican Centre announced that Japanese artist Yuko Mohri will present a major new exhibition, "In Concert," in The Curve from October 1, 2026, to January 24, 2027. The commission marks the 20th year of the Barbican's program of commissioning artists for The Curve, a 90-metre-long gallery that opened in 2006. Mohri's site-responsive installation, developed during a residency at the Barbican, features new works that incorporate ordinary objects, fruits, sensors, and sound to explore themes of permeability, repair, and the flow of energy. The exhibition includes a new iteration of her ongoing "Decomposition" series, where salvaged Barbican streetlamps are connected to ripening fruits, their pulsing light and sound reflecting the fruits' biological processes. A large-scale installation from her "Moré Moré (Leaky)" series, inspired by improvised repairs in Tokyo's subway, will also be on view, using dripping water to activate musical instruments and objects. A performance by Mohri and Christian Marclay is scheduled for October 8, 2026.
The Signal
Mohri's exhibition aligns with the Barbican's ongoing Renewal renovation program, as her practice of repair and reuse resonates with the Centre's architectural transformation. The artist's use of "unstable elements" like humidity and air to animate found materials reflects a growing institutional interest in process-based, ephemeral works that engage with environmental conditions. For collectors and curators, Mohri's rising profile—represented by galleries including Ota Fine Arts and the approach of her Venice Biennale Golden Lion win in 2024—positions this commission as a significant marker of her international standing. The Curve's history of showcasing artists such as Anicka Yi and Philippe Parreno suggests Mohri's work will attract attention from contemporary art audiences and institutions seeking to acquire works that merge sculpture, sound, and ecological thinking.
- Artists: Yuko Mohri, Christian Marclay, John Cage, David Tudor
- People: Shanay Jhaveri, Hannah Carr, Lily Booth, Saffron Brown Davis
- Museums: Barbican Centre
- Locations: London
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