The Facts
Tate has acquired two works through the Frieze Tate Fund 2026, adding artists Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Luis Fernando Zapata to the national collection for the first time. Yearwood-Dan's mixed-media painting 'Peace Unknown' (2026) incorporates glitter, glass beads, paper, ribbon, lustred earthenware and oil on canvas, acquired from Hauser & Wirth at Frieze London. Zapata's 'Barge' (1992), a sculpture of natural pigments on hand-molded papier-mâché, was acquired from Galería Elvira Moreno and Alonso Garcés Galería at Frieze Masters. Since 2003, Tate has acquired over 180 works by more than 100 artists at the fair.
The Signal
The acquisitions bring two artists with distinct material practices into Tate's collection. Yearwood-Dan, born 1994 in London, and the late Colombian artist Zapata represent experimental approaches to surface and materiality. Interim Director Karin Hindsbo noted the works' 'varied and complex approaches to materiality' and looked forward to public display. Recent Frieze acquisitions are currently on view across Tate galleries, including works by Mohammed Z Rahman and Naminapu Maymuru-White, underscoring the fund's role in diversifying the collection.
- Artists: Michaela Yearwood-Dan, Luis Fernando Zapata
- People: Alexander Lewis, Alexander V. Petalas, Karin Hindsbo
- Galleries: Hauser & Wirth, Boesky Gallery, Galería Elvira Moreno, Alonso Garcés Galería
- Museums: Tate
- Locations: London
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