Oscar Murillo's Participatory Garden at Tate Modern

Colombian artist Oscar Murillo (born 1986 in Valle del Cauca) presents "The flooded garden" at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall from July 20 to August 26, 2024. The participatory installation, inspired by Claude Monet's water lilies, invites hundreds of visitors to co-create a collective artwork over six weeks. Murillo, a Turner Prize winner raised in London, is known for socially engaged practice across painting, sculpture, video, and participatory events. The project references Monet's garden in Giverny, where he painted around 250 water lily works in his final three decades. The installation also echoes Murillo's "Surge" painting series, with expressive oil paint flowing like water, some works displayed in the South Tank. Every Wednesday at 3 PM, musical performances by groups like Mar, Río y Cordillera from Colombia's Valle del Cauca region take place. On August 1 at 3 PM, international performers activate Murillo's installation in the South Tank. The institution states participants will paint over thousands of drawings and words contributed by people of all ages globally and local community groups.