nora chipaumire selected to create Tate Modern’s Infinities Commission in 2026

WEBWIRE – Thursday, September 11, 2025

Tate Modern announced the second artist to undertake the Infinities Commission, the new annual commission to showcase the limitless experimentation of contemporary art. Each year, an expert panel is asked to select an innovative and boundary-breaking international artist to create a visionary new work for the Tanks, Tate Moderns unique spaces dedicated to performance, installation and time-based art. This years jury has selected Zimbabwean artist, dancer and choreographer nora chipaumire, whose commission will be unveiled in June 2026. Today, Tate also announced that funding for the Commission has been secured for the next decade, enabling it to happen each year until at least 2035.

Internationally acclaimed choreographer and performer nora chipaumire is known for her powerful and thought-provoking work that explores identity and personal storytelling. These performances fuse practices of dance, theatre, music, and visual art together to create immersive experiences that invite participation from the audience. Her dynamic style combines movement, sound and video to challenge perceptions and spark dialogue. The artist works with her own body as a core tool for expression in order to address expansive themes such as migration and resilience. The artist continues to push artistic boundaries, harnessing the live dynamics of performance as a space for education, empowerment and cultural dialogue.

This years selection panel included artist and academic Tony Cokes, curator Elvira Dyangani Ose, critic and writer Nora Khan and researcher and curator Daniel Blanga Gubbay.

In addition to selecting the commissioned artist, the panel are invited to choose three artists or collectives to receive a grant of 10,000 to fund research and development in their respective practices. This years panel has selected

CATPC, Cercle dArt des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise: A Congolese artist collective based in Lusanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Working from a belief that art making is a sacred action, the collective uses the income from their art sales to preserve and protect the land. They previously presented at the Dutch Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale.Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: A Palestinian artist duo whose art encompasses video, installation, performance and sound and explores dialogues of the body as it interacts with histories of dispossession and anti-colonial resistance across the globe. Their most recent exhibition spanned two venues at the Copenhagen Contemporary and the Glyptotek in Denmark.Sahej Rahal: A storyteller who works across multiple media including video games and AI programs, Rahal seeks to interweave fact and fiction to form creative narratives in his work. He has participated in major shows at venues including ACCA Melbourne, CCA Glasgow and the Liverpool Biennial.

The Infinites Commission launched its inaugural edition in June 2025 with an original and captivating work by French artist and DJ Christelle Oyiri. Her installation In a perpetual remix where is my own song? reflected the Infinities Commissions focus on supporting experimental and visionary artistic practices, enabling the artist to imagine and create a major new work. Oyiris work also provided the inspiration for Augusts Tate Modern Late, attracting thousands of Londoners to an electrifying DJ set by Oyiri, who performed alongside acclaimed electronic artist Squarepusher. Following this years success, Tate has secured funding to sustain the Infinites Commission until 2035. This long-term commitment ensures an enduring platform for international artists working at the forefront of contemporary art, empowering them to realise innovative, future-facing projects at pivotal moments in their careers.

Catherine Wood, Director of Curatorial and Chief Curator, Tate Modern, said: Were thrilled to announce nora chipaumire as the artist for the Infinities Commission 2026. Her boundary-pushing, interdisciplinary work allows us to imagine new ways of being together and creates immersive, speculative experiences. We are immensely grateful that the commission is being extended until 2035, as this reflects Tate Moderns evolution as a living museum celebrating artists who innovate with ideas, materials, and technologies to engage audiences in bold and meaningful ways.

Notes to Editors

The Infinities Commission is made possible through philanthropic support to Tate. The selection panel was chaired by Catherine Wood, Director of Curatorial and Chief Curator, Tate Modern, and the commission will be curated by Valentine Umansky, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern, Francis Hardy, Assistant Curator, International Art and produced by Nancy Cooper, Production Manager, Commissions and Amelia Francis, Production Coordinator.

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Infinities Commission: nora chipaumire

3 June 26 August 2026

Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG

Open daily 10.0018.00, and until 21:00 every Friday and Saturday

Admission free

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