Naminapu Maymuru-White, Milnyawuy 2024. Acquired from Sullivan+Strumpf. © the artist. Photo © Tate (Joe Humphrys and Josh Croll)
The following works have been acquired for Tate’s collection thanks to the Frieze Tate Fund 2024 supported by Endeavor:
Naminapu Maymuru-White (born 1952, Djarrakpi, Australia; lives and works in Australia)
Milnyawuy 2024
17 panels, natural earth paint pigment on stringy bark
2660 x 4150 mm
Dimensions variable
(Sullivan+Strumpf, Breguet stand, Frieze London)
Mohammed Z. Rahman (born 1997, lives and works in London, UK)
The Lovers 2024
Acrylic on wooden board
70 x 100 cm
The Spaghetti House 2024
Acrylic on canvas
76 x 153 cm
(Phillida Reid, B36, Frieze London)
Eva Švankmajerová (1940-2005, born Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic)
Spící Venouš (Sleeping Venus) 1969
Oil paint on canvas
1250 x 840 mm
(The Gallery of Everything, S4, Frieze Masters)
Bani Abidi (born 1971, Karachi, Pakistan; lives and works in Berlin, Germany)
Society for aching bodies (26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner) 2024
Pastel on paper
300 x 420 mm
Society for aching bodies (26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner) 2024
Pastel on paper
300 x 420 mm
Society for aching bodies (Dinner, 26.10, 2023, Berlin) 2024
Pastel on paper
210 x 295 mm
(Experimenter, A16, Frieze London)
This is the ninth year that Endeavor has made available £150,000 for the Fund, set aside exclusively for the acquisition of works at Frieze London and Frieze Masters for Tate’s collection. Since the fair launched in 2003, more than 170 works by over 100 artists have been acquired, contributing to displays and exhibition across Tate’s four galleries and beyond. This autumn, visitors to Tate Modern will find a painting on folded paper by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra (acquired through the 2022 Frieze Fund), while Tate Britain has just opened new contemporary displays featuring a sculpture by Adam Farah-Saad (acquired through the 2023 Frieze Fund).
Maria Balshaw, Director, Tate said: “With the support of Endeavor, we have once again been able to bring an outstanding group of works from Frieze into the national collection. Acquisitions like this enable Tate to continue showcasing the very best contemporary art, and ensure they are available to museums and galleries across the UK for all to enjoy.”
This year’s Frieze Tate Fund selection panel includes Nicole Yip, Director of Spike Island in Bristol, and Raphael Fonseca, curator of modern and contemporary Latin American art at the Denver Art Museum, alongside Tate’s Polly Staple (Director of Collection, British Art), Gregor Muir (Director of Collection, International Art), Dominique Heyse-Moore (Senior Curator, Contemporary British Art), Valentine Umansky (Curator, International Art), Amy Emmerson Martin (Assistant Curator, Contemporary British Art) and Andrew de Brún (Assistant Curator, International Art).