TateShots: Hyundai Commission: Abraham Cruzvillegas
TateShots: Hyundai Commission: Abraham Cruzvillegas
TateShots: Hyundai Commission: Abraham Cruzvillegas
TateShots: Hyundai Commission: Abraham Cruzvillegas
About the Video
Hyundai Commission is a new series of site-specific installations by contemporary artists in the Turbine Hall, the heart of London's Tate Modern. It is made possible by a unique long-term partnership between Tate Modern, one of the world's most popular galleries of modern and contemporary art, and Hyundai Motor - confirmed until 2025. The Turbine Hall has hosted some of the most memorable and acclaimed works of contemporary art, since Tate Modern opened in 2000. Each year, the Hyundai Commission gives an artist, the opportunity to create new work for this unique space. The inaugural Hyundai Commission is by Abraham Cruzvillegas, an artist known for his theory-driven works. His Empty Lot, for the Turbine Hall, is a large geometric sculpture using soil and various objects collected from around London. By establishing a new dialogue, Empty Lot tells a story of ‘from nothing, to hope’. Experience the very first Hyundai Commission through this episode of [HYUNDAI Meets].
Abraham Cruzvillegas – Empty Lot | TateShots. Video provided by Tate.
About the Program
The annual Hyundai Commission is a series of new, site-specific installations by international artists in Tate Modern’s iconic Turbine Hall. It is made possible by the long-term partnership between Tate and Hyundai Motor, now confirmed until 2036. The partnership, recently extended for another decade, was founded in 2014 with the longest initial commitment from a corporate partner in Tate’s history and encompasses support of both the Hyundai Commission and the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational. Attracting over 19 million visitors since it began, the Hyundai Commission gives artists the chance to interpret the vast industrial space of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, producing some of the most bold and memorable artworks of the past decade.