Tarek Atoui to create the next Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Tate Modern has announced that Tarek Atoui will create the next Hyundai Commission for the Turbine Hall. The artist and composer is known for works that explore sound as a physical and spatial experience, combining custom‑built instruments, environmental recordings and sculptural elements within large‑scale installations.
Tarek Atoui performs at the Issey Miyake Spring-Summer 2026 presentation at Centre Pompidou, Paris. October 2025. Photo © Luna Conte.
Atoui’s practice draws on research into music history, instrumentation and listening, producing environments that encourage audiences to engage with sound beyond conventional hearing. His works often incorporate materials such as glass, water and ceramics, and are activated through touch, movement and mechanical processes, integrating instrument, sculpture and space.
Tarek Atoui, Improvisation in 10 days, at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan. Exhibition view. 2025 Photo © Rasa Juskeviciute.
With this commission, Atoui joins a series of internationally recognised artists who have previously created site‑specific works for the Hyundai Commission, including recent artists such as Kara Walker, Cecilia Vicuña, El Anatsui, Mire Lee and Máret Ánne Sara, as well as earlier participants like Olafur Eliasson, Es Devlin and Tino Sehgal. Open to the public for six months, his installation will continue Tate Modern’s long-standing programme of large-scale contemporary artworks in the Turbine Hall.
Date: 13 October 2026 – 11 April 2027. Location: Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, Bankside, London SE1 9TG. Price: Free. tate.org.uk
