Máret Ánne Sara to lead 2025 Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern
Máret Ánne Sara to create 2025 Hyundai Commission as Tate and Hyundai extend partnership to 2036.
Suodji mis jus sajáidagáimet dovdat (We'll have shelter for as long as we know our place. Máret Anne Sara (1983-) with her artwork at the exhibition. "Environmental Injustice - Indigenous Peoples' Alternatives" (2021-2022) at Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (MEG), Switzerland 2021. MEG Inv. ETHPH 90345 © Photo Johnathan Watts, MEG.
Máret Ánne Sara, a Northern Sámi artist known for her powerful explorations of ecological and Indigenous issues, has been selected to create the next Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Her site-specific installation will be open to the public from 14 October 2025 to 6 April 2026, marking the 10th edition of the prestigious commission. This announcement coincides with Hyundai Motor’s decision to extend its partnership with Tate for another decade, continuing its support for both the Hyundai Commission and the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational until 2036.
Sara, who comes from a Sámi reindeer herding family in Norway’s Sápmi region, uses her multidisciplinary practice to highlight the impact of Nordic colonialism on Sámi culture and the environment. Her work often incorporates materials and methods from reindeer herding, creating thought-provoking installations that explore the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and nature. Tate Modern’s director, Karin Hindsbo, praised Sara’s ability to address critical social and environmental issues while also inspiring global audiences through her art.
Máret Ánne Sara, Ale suova sielu sáiget, 2022. Exhibition view: 'The Sámi Pavilion', 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, The Milk of Dreams, Venice (23 April-27 November 2022). Photo: Michael Miller / OCA.
The Hyundai Commission, which has attracted over 18 million visitors since its inception, offers artists a unique opportunity to transform the Turbine Hall’s vast industrial space. Previous commissions have included monumental works by Kara Walker and Anicka Yi, among others. Hyundai’s extended partnership will also continue to support the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational, which has played a key role in diversifying Tate’s exhibitions and research.
Máret Ánne Sara, Gielstuvvon, 2018. Installation View: 'Based on a True Story', MeetFactory, Prague. Photo: Tomás Soucek.
Throughout 2025 and beyond, the Centre will further its commitment to expanding global art histories, including supporting Europe’s first major Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition, opening at Tate Modern on 10 July. It will also present The Salt March, a performance blending experimental poetry and music, as part of Hylozoic/Desires’ Art Now exhibition at Tate Britain on 22 April. Other upcoming events include Together We Emerge: Indigenous Futures, addressing time, environment, and rematriation, and Rights of Nature, which looks at the connections between species, land, and water. Additionally, a symposium on matrilineage and ancestral knowledge will take place. These events reinforce Tate’s ongoing commitment to rethinking art from a global perspective.
Date: 14 October 2025 – 6 April 2026. Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG. Price: Free. tate.org.uk.
