Modern Commission at Tate Modern in UK, This Year Featuring Cecilia Bakunja

Artwork Installed at Tate Modern and Cecilia Vicu?a
＜Source: Portrait of Cecilia Vicu?a in front of Quipu Womb 2017 at Tate Modern, 2022 c. Cecilia Vicu?a. Photo by Lucy Dawkins ＞

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 31st that it has selected Cecilia Vicu?a, a Chilean installation artist, as this year's exhibition artist for the 'Hyundai Commission' held at the Tate Modern, the British Museum of Modern Art.

Vicu?a is scheduled to present new works in the Turbine Hall, a massive exhibition space at the center of Tate Modern, for about six months from October 13 this year to April 16 next year. Vicu?a is an artist and poet widely known for her sculptural art and large-scale installations that combine natural materials and traditional weaving techniques. She mainly addresses themes such as ecosystems, communities, social justice, and environmental issues. She is the seventh artist for the Hyundai Commission.

Hyundai Motor Company and the Tate Museum have maintained a long-term partnership since 2014 and have held the large-scale exhibition project, Hyundai Commission, annually. This exhibition is being organized by Catherine Wood, the senior curator of the Tate Museum, among others. Thomas Schmeira, Head of Customer Experience at Hyundai Motor Company, said, "We hope that Cecilia Vicu?a, an artist who explores the memories and histories of generations from a broader perspective, will provide an opportunity through this Hyundai Commission exhibition to examine the present and future of modern society from a global viewpoint."

Francis Morris, Director of Tate Modern, said, "Cecilia Vicu?a is an artist who has inspired for decades with a contemporary perspective, and this is proven by her receiving the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Venice Biennale."

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