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Tarek Atoui to Unveil Largest Work Yet as Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern Turbine Hall

exhibition · 2026-10-05

On 13 October, Tarek Atoui, a Lebanese sound artist, will unveil his Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in London, which will be on display until 11 April. This marks Atoui's most extensive project and the first sound artist contribution to the series since Bruce Nauman's work in 2004. Having relocated from Beirut to France in 1998, he studied electroacoustic composition and led the STEIM centre in Amsterdam. His artistic approach, inspired by John Cage and free jazz, emphasizes active listening. Among his significant works are the 'Within' series and Organ Within (2022). Atoui also develops software for installations, blending digital elements with natural materials, while critiquing the digital public sphere as a 'sphere of growing noise' that creates alienation.

Key facts

  • Tarek Atoui's Hyundai Commission opens at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, London, on 13 October and runs until 11 April.
  • It is Atoui's largest work to date and the first sound artist and composer commission for the series.
  • Atoui moved from Beirut to France in 1998 at age eighteen and studied electroacoustic composition at the National Conservatory in Reims.
  • He later directed the STEIM centre for new musical instruments in Amsterdam.
  • His 'Within' series, begun in 2012, was developed with d/Deaf people, including Organ Within (2022).
  • In 2011, his workshop Below 160 at the Sharjah Art Foundation involved students of the Al Amal School for the Deaf.
  • His 2024 exhibition Improvisation in 10 Days at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milan, was assembled over ten days.
  • Atoui writes his own software to control his installations, combining digital programming with elemental materials.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Tate Modern
  • Hyundai
  • National Conservatory in Reims
  • STEIM
  • Sharjah Art Foundation
  • Al Amal School for the Deaf
  • Pirelli Hangar Bicocca
  • Kunsthaus Bregenz
  • Kurimanzutto
  • Vitamin Creative Space
  • Venice Biennale
  • Gwangju Biennale
  • Oude Kerk
  • ArtReview
  • Issey Miyake
  • Arthur Mamou-Mani architecture office
  • Bukhara Biennial
  • Thailand Biennale
  • Centre Pompidou
  • The Guardian
  • Hyundai Commission
  • Hyundai Motor
  • designboom
  • ISSEY MIYAKE
  • London Contemporary Music Festival
  • YDP
  • TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
  • HangarBicocca
  • S.M.A.K.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
  • Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Bourse du Commerce – Pinault Collection
  • Serpentine Gallery
  • dOCUMENTA 13
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • Saradar Collection
  • Tate
  • Pinault Collection
  • Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize
  • French National Conservatory of Reims
  • Amal School for the Deaf
  • Fluxus
  • Turner Prize
  • Artlyst
  • Tate Photography
  • Street Art News

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Reims
  • Sharjah
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Bregenz
  • Austria
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • New York
  • United States
  • Guangzhou
  • China
  • Venice
  • Gwangju
  • South Korea
  • Uzbekistan
  • Bukhara
  • Thailand
  • Southeast Asia
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Ghent
  • Belgium
  • Sydney
  • Australia
  • Porto
  • Portugal
  • Kassel
  • Germany
  • USA
  • Istanbul
  • Turkey
  • Athens
  • Greece
  • Salamis
  • Singapore
  • Korea
  • Turbine Hall

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