Imirae to Exhibit Sculpture Works at Tate Gallery in UK This October

Hyundai Motor Company and the Tate Gallery in the UK announced on the 15th that artist Imirae has been selected as this year’s exhibitor for the ‘Hyundai Commission.’

Now in its 9th year, the Hyundai Commission is a project that selects one artist each year to exhibit at the Turbine Hall, a central exhibition space at Tate Modern, to promote the development of contemporary art. It is a collaboration between Hyundai Motor Company and the Tate Gallery. Artist Imirae is known for sculptures that operate like organisms or living beings using mechanical devices. This will be her first exhibition in the UK.

Imirae Artist [Photo source: Courtesy of the artist and Tina Kim Gallery. Photo by Melissa Schriek.]

According to Hyundai Motor Company, the artist has showcased works that highlight heterogeneous elements through the combination of soft materials composing the body of the sculpture and hard structures that connect with them, focusing on the power of sculptures to influence viewers and the surrounding environment. She has expressed organic forms in their raw state by pouring or dripping industrial materials such as iron, cement, and silicone.

The exhibition will open on October 8 and run for five months until March 16 of next year. International art curators Ann Coxon and Alvin Lee, along with assistant curator Viral Akushi, are responsible for the explanations. Karin Hindsbo, director of Tate Modern, said, “We look forward to seeing how artist Imirae, who explores subversive and multi-sensory expanding approaches, will transform the Turbine Hall.”

Imirae's 2022 Busan Biennale work [Photo source: Busan Biennale Organizing Committee. Photo by Sang-tae Kim.]

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