Tate Modern Unveils nora chipaumire's gadzi Installation in East Tank
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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