Tate has acquired a new selection of works from Frieze London 2024, thanks to the ongoing support of the Frieze Tate Fund, backed by Endeavor. The announcement was made following the fair, and the newly acquired pieces will become part of Tate’s prestigious collection.
Among the artists whose works have been added are Naminapu Maymuru-White, Mohammed Z. Rahman, Eva Švankmajerová, and Bani Abidi. The acquisitions include a variety of mediums, ranging from Rahman’s acrylic paintings to Maymuru-White’s large-scale installation created using natural pigments on bark.
This year’s Frieze Tate Fund, now in its ninth year, allocated £150,000 exclusively for Tate’s acquisitions at the fair. Since its inception, the fund has helped Tate acquire over 170 works by more than 100 artists, significantly enriching the national collection and contributing to exhibitions across Tate’s galleries. Some of these acquisitions are already on display, such as Sandra Vásquez de la Horra’s work at Tate Modern and Adam Farah-Saad’s sculpture at Tate Britain.
Tate Director Maria Balshaw expressed her gratitude for the ongoing support, saying, “Acquisitions like these ensure that Tate continues to present the best of contemporary art to audiences across the UK.”
The 2024 Frieze Tate Fund selection panel included a mix of Tate curators alongside external experts, including Nicole Yip, Director of Spike Island in Bristol, and Raphael Fonseca, curator of modern and contemporary Latin American art at the Denver Art Museum.
The latest additions to Tate’s collection, which include works ranging from contemporary British art to modern international pieces, promise to be a valuable resource for exhibitions and museum displays nationwide.