The Frieze Tate Fund Acquires New Works at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2023

In its eighth year, The Frieze Tate Fund Supported by Endeavor provides £150,000 for the acquisition of works by emerging and leading international artists at Frieze London and Frieze Masters for Tate's collection.

Maria Balshaw, Director, Tate said:

“As Frieze Art Fair celebrates its 20th year, it is wonderful to look back at the many outstanding works Tate has acquired here since 2003. Those works have since been enjoyed by millions of visitors to Tate’s galleries, and they will be cared for and shared with the public for generations to come. Thanks to Endeavor’s support, I am delighted that we can continue that tradition today by welcoming yet another brilliant selection of works into the collection.”

To date, more than 160 works by over 100 artists have been acquired. Current examples include works by Mark Leckey, Rene Matić and Veronica Ryan now on display in Tate Britain’s new rehang; Leonor Antunes, Tourmaline, Johanna Unzueta and Jack Whitten on show at Tate Modern; Lorna Simpson and Artur Zmijewski at Tate Liverpool, and Obiora Udechukwu at Tate St Ives.

This year's selection committee includes Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy (Director of Kunstinstituut Melly) and Salma Tuqan (Director of Nottingham Contemporary) 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), Nathan Ladd (Curator, Contemporary British Art), Valentine Umansky (Curator, International Art), Amrita Dhallu (Assistant Curator, International Art) and Amy Emmerson Martin (Assistant Curator, Contemporary British Art).

These are the The Frieze Tate Fund 2023 acquisitions:

Adam Farah-Saad (b.1991)

NETWORK & CONTACT (N22 DISCREET MIX), 2023

Stell 6-person wash fountain, KA Grape Soda, water pump

T!M£ (2 GROW UP MIX), 2023

Low pile cream carpet, clear PVC sheet covering, brass carpet trim

MY POOR TRAPPED IMMIGRANT PARENT CONSUMED BY BITTERNESS, WHOSE CRUSHED DREAMS TURNED INTO MY TRAUMA (The Sidewardly Mobile Mix), 2023

Pine dado rail, wood varnish

Two gym benches

Two traumatised young men connect whilst roaming the city of London, helping each other to survive…(THE INNER CHILDREN MIX), 2023

Wall mounted half-rack, koshi wind chimes, poppers, brass chains

Acquired from Public Gallery (Frieze London, H6)

Tessa Boffin (1960–93)

Angelic Rebels: Lesbians and Safer Sex, 1989/2023

Group of five prints; archival inkjet prints

86 × 71 cm

Acquired from Hales Gallery (Frieze London, A5)

Santiago Yahuarcani (b.1961)

Espíritu de cumala, 2023

Dye and paint on barkcloth

3.2 × 2.1 m

Acquired from Crisis Gallery (Frieze London, H2)

Ayoung Kim (b. 1979)

Delivery Dancer’s Sphere, 2022

Video, high definition, projection, colour and sound, duration 25 mins and wallpaper (Collaboration with webtoon aritst '1172'), Edition 1 of 3 + 2AP +1EP

Dimensions variable

Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022

Video, high definition, projection, colour and sound

Duration: 25 min

Acquired from Gallery Hyundai

Evening Peak Time is Back, 2022

Wallpaper (Collaboration with 1172 (webtoon artist))

Dimensions variable

Acquired from Gallery Hyundai (Frieze London, F5)

I Gusti Kadek Murniasih (Murni) (1966–2006)

Bikin Kesenangan (Making Pleasure), 1998

Acrylic paint on canvas

80 x 60cm, unframed 

Acquired from Gajah Gallery (Frieze Masters, S4)

Further Information

Frieze Masters and Frieze London take place concurrently from 11-15 October 2023 in The Regent’s Park, London.

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_{Main Image: Tessa Boffin, Angelic Rebels: Lesbians and Safer Sex, 1989/2023. Edition one of eight; archival inkjet prints, 86 × 71 cm. Courtesy: Hales}