Tate has acquired works by Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Luis Fernando Zapata through the Frieze Tate Fund 2026, bringing both artists into the national collection for the first time.
The acquisitions were made possible by Alexander Lewis, Alexander V. Petalas and other supporters of this year’s fund.
From Frieze London, Tate has acquired Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s Peace Unknown (2026) from Hauser & Wirth. The large-scale work combines glitter, glass beads, paper, ribbon, lustred earthenware and oil on canvas, continuing the London-born artist’s richly layered approach to painting and surface.
From Frieze Masters, Tate has acquired Luis Fernando Zapata’s Barge (1992) from Galería Elvira Moreno and Alonso Garcés Galería. Made from natural pigments on hand-moulded papier-mâché, the work brings a very different approach to material and construction into the collection.
The Frieze Tate Fund has played a significant role in expanding Tate’s holdings since Frieze London launched in 2003. Over that period, Tate has acquired more than 180 works by over 100 artists at the fair.
Many of those works have since entered Tate’s galleries and wider programme. Mohammed Z Rahman’s current Art Now exhibition at Tate Britain includes two paintings acquired in 2024, while Tate Modern’s Gathering Ground display includes bark paintings by Naminapu Maymuru-White acquired the same year.
Other recent Frieze acquisitions currently on display across Tate include works by Frida Orupabo, Tessa Boffin, Tourmaline, Rita Keegan and Adam Farah-Saad.
Karin Hindsbo, Interim Director, Tate, said:
“We are thrilled to once again be acquiring works for the national collection thanks to the generous supporters of this year’s Frieze Tate Fund. The acquisitions will bring these two important artists into Tate’s collection for the first time. The works both represent varied and complex approaches to materiality, evident in the large-scale richly layered surfaces and experimental use of natural and found materials. I look forward to the public being able to enjoy these stunning works in Tate’s galleries and beyond.”
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