Frieze Tate Fund Acquires Works by Four Artists

Now in its ninth year, the Frieze Tate Fund, supported by Endeavor, provides £150,000 every year 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 Tate Fund), while Tate Britain has just opened new contemporary displays featuring a sculpture by Adam Farah-Saad (acquired through the 2023 Frieze Tate Fund).

This year, the fund has acquired works by four international artists: Pakistan-born, Berlin-based Bani Abidi (represented by Experimenter), Indigenous Australian artist Naminapu Maymuru-White (represented by Sullivan+Strumpf), London-based Mohammed Z. Rahman (represented by Phillida Reid) and the late Czech artist Eva Švankmajerová (1940–2005, represented by The Gallery of Everything). 

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).

Frieze Tate Fund 2024 Acquisitions

Bani Abidi (b. 1971, Karachi, Pakistan; lives and works in Berlin, Germany)

Three works from the ‘Society for aching bodies’ series:

26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner, 2024. Pastel on paper, 30 × 42 cm

26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner, 2024. Pastel on paper, 30 × 42 cm

Dinner, 26.10, 2023, Berlin, 2024. Pastel on paper, 21 × 29.5 cm

Acquired from Experimenter, Frieze London

Naminapu Maymuru-White (b. 1952, Djarrakpi, Australia; lives and works in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia)

Milnyawuy, 2024. 17 panels, natural earth paint pigment on stringy bark, 266 × 415 cm

Acquired from Sullivan+Strumpf, Frieze London

Mohammed Z. Rahman (b. 1997, lives and works in London, UK)

The Spaghetti House, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 76 × 153 cm

The Lovers, 2024. Acrylic on wooden board, 70 × 100 cm

Acquired from Phillida Reid, Frieze London

Eva Švankmajerová (1940–2005, Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic)

Spící Venouš (Sleeping Venus), 1969. Oil on canvas, 125 × 84 cm

Acquired from The Gallery of Everything, Frieze Masters

Further Information

Frieze London and Frieze Masters, 9 – 13 October 2024, The Regent’s Park.

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^{Main image: Bani Abidi, 26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner from the series ‘Society for aching bodies’, 2024. Pastel on paper, 30 × 42 cm. Courtesy: the artist and Experimenter}