June 3, 2026, Tate Modern unveiled gadzi, an original installation by nora chipaumire, recipient of the Infinities Commission 2026. The free commission transforms the East Tank into a multi-sensory environment of sculpture, sound and moving image drawing on Shona legends, Zimbabwean landscapes and dub, punk and Chimurenga influences. chipaumire, born in 1965 in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, has embedded a custom dub sound system and will activate the work with 14 performers on June 26-28. The exhibition runs through August 23, 2026, alongside a Tate Modern Lates programme on June 26.
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The Infinities Commission, launched in 2025 with confirmed funding for the next decade, demonstrates Tate's long-term strategy of commissioning ambitious, future-facing projects from international artists at pivotal career stages. The 2026 panel selection of chipaumire together with £10,000 bursaries awarded to CATPC, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, and Sahej Rahal signals sustained institutional support for multi-disciplinary practices rooted in African and diasporic perspectives. Curators and collectors can read the Tanks programme as a sustained platform for performance and installation work that links geological, sonic and ancestral themes.
- Artists: Nora Chipaumire
- People: Tony Cokes, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Nora Khan, Daniel Blanga Gubbay, Valentine Umansky, Francis Hardy
- Museums: Tate Modern
- Locations: London
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