This summer, Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall will be transformed by a new large-scale interactive installation by artist Monster Chetwynd.
Monster Chetwynd will present an immersive new theatrical installation in the Turbine Hall for Tate Modern’s UNIQLO Tate Play series. The solo exhibition is inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1975 film The Magic Flute – based on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1791 opera of the same name – following a group of characters on an adventure as they overcome monsters, villains and other perils. Titled Thunder, Crackle and Magic, Chetwynd’s playful new experience reimagines scenes across three fantastical sets, each presenting a living spectacle of performers, creatures, costumes and handcrafted props. Slip through the backstage shadows, act out scenes and watch as the drama unfolds – Chetwynd invites visitors to take the stage and let their imagination run wild.
UNIQLO Tate Play: Monster Chetwynd: Thunder, Crackle and Magic is part of Tate Modern’s free programme of commissions and playful art-inspired activities for all ages.
UNIQLO Tate Play: Monster Chetwynd 19th July – 25th August 2025 Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
FREE– UNIQLO Tate Play is in Partnership with UNIQLO
About the artist
Monster Chetwynd (b.1973, London) has performed and exhibited internationally and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2012. She has exhibited internationally with recent solo projects including The Trompe l’oeil Cleavage, Kunsthaus Zürich (2025); A Feather in your Hat!, Copenhagen Contemporary (2025); Moths, Bats and Velvet Worms! Moths, Bats and Heretics!, Belvedere Museum, Vienna (2024); Zuul, Istituto Svizzero, Milan (2024); Monster & The Nocturnal Pollinators, Beiqiu Museum of Contemporary Art (BMCA), Nanjing (2024); Head-Less-Ness, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich (2023); Profusion Protrusion, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich (2023); Moths, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute (2023); Pond Life: Albertopolis and the Lily, Art on the Underground, Gloucester Road, London (2023); A CAT IS NOT A DOG, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2023); The Cat’s Whiskers, Sadie Coles HQ, London (2022); The Life of St. Bede, Glass Exchange, National Glass Centre, Durham Cathedral (2022); Migros Museum, The Löwenbräukunst-Areal, Zurich (2022); Monster Loves Bats, Konsthall C, Stockholm (2021); Free Energy (The Life of Nikola Tesla), Studio Voltaire, London (2021); Tears, Messeplatz Art Basel (2021); Toxic Pillows, De Pont, Tilburg (2019); Vision Verticale as part of Day Tripper, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea (2019); Monster Rebellion, Villa Arson, Nice (2019); Hell Mouth 3, Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2019); and Winter Commission, Tate Britain, London (2018). In June 2024 Monster Chetwynd was awarded with the prestigious Swiss Art Award for her latest film work, Trying to Empty the Sea with a Fork.
