Joy Crookes at Tate Modern, September 2025. © Tate (Billy Ward).
On the last Friday in September, Londoners will be able to join award-winning singer-songwriter Joy Crookes for an exclusive performance in Tate Modern’s iconic South Tanks. For one night only, visitors to Tate Modern’s Late can hear Crookes perform songs from her deeply personal new record, Juniper, surrounded by evocative photographs and outfits that have shaped her latest creative journey. Crookes’ music on the new album engages with themes of migration, memory and place, and is partly inspired by the connection to the work of artist Do Ho Suh, whose major solo exhibition, The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House, has been drawing crowds to Tate Modern throughout the summer.
Similarly to Suh’s exploration of how we carry meaningful places with us across space and time, Crookes’ songwriting draws on her much-loved hometown of London and areas of it that are important to her, such as Brixton, Elephant and Castle and Brick Lane, highlighting the different cultures that exist alongside each other. Ahead of the Late, in collaboration with Tate Collective, Joy also performed her latest track, Forever, inside the exhibition, which will be screened throughout the evening. This month's Tate Modern Late will explore ideas of belonging, memory and home in unique ways.
Joy Crookes said “I feel honoured to be performing at the Tate Modern Late this September. Tate has always been a vital place for me growing up in London – it has the ability to draw out so many emotions in me, and in all Londoners. My songwriting wouldn’t be what it is, if I didn’t explore the theme of place. As a huge fan of Do Ho Suh, to be taking part in this Late in the context of his exhibition is a massive privilege. The themes of home and identity cross over so much in our creative work and I’m excited to share these with audiences for the first time.”
Late attendees also have a special opportunity to hear a talk from Do Ho Suh, discussing his work in the context of the Tate Modern exhibition, followed by reflections from co-curator Nabila Abdel Nabi. The landmark show surveys the breadth and depth of Suh’s practice over the last three decades, spanning locations including Seoul, New York, and London and featuring new site-specific works on display for the first time. The artist will discuss how his creative practice spans a wide range of media including drawing, film, and sculpture, exploring the concept of home in physical and imagined spaces. The talk will be followed by a special screening of films relating to Suh’s ongoing and expansive Bridge Project, a speculative exploration of an impossible ‘perfect home’ at the centre of a bridge connecting the three key cities in his life.
Visitors will be able to pay a visit to the exhibition late into the evening and listen to DJ sets from East and Southeast Asian diaspora artists shaping London's sound, programmed by Global Roots, including the likes of Eastern Margins, Sijya, Danalogue and Mari*. A workshop will also invite participants to create their own collage and to contribute to a growing collective map that explores the meaning of home through shared memories.
Each month, Tate Modern Lates offer visitors a free evening of music, artist-led workshops, talks, film and more, where like-minded people can unite in the heart of London’s cultural landscape. Upcoming Tate Modern Lates will take inspiration from Nigerian modern art on 31 October and the power of art to inspire change in today’s ecological crisis on 28 November. Upcoming highlights include a discussion with acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare and Booker Prize-winning writer Ben Okri on 9 October. Further evening events take place every week in the Starr Cinema and in the gallery’s late-night Corner Bar. With a weekly line-up of DJ sets, live jazz on select Fridays, and a standout menu of craft beers, cocktails and natural wines, Corner is fast becoming one of London’s favourite cultural hangouts. From 26 September, visitors can also enjoy access to the entire gallery until 9pm every Friday and Saturday.
For press information please contact anna.ovenden@tate.org.uk. Images can be downloaded from Tate’s Dropbox.
The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House in partnership with Genesis. Supported by The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh Supporters Circle and Tate Members.
About Joy Crookes
South London singer and songwriter Joy Crookes' debut album; ‘Skin’ in 2021 established Crookes as one of the country’s most outstanding vocalists and gifted songwriters. ‘Skin' was both a commercial and critical success, landing at #5 on the UK Official Charts and receiving BRIT nominations, a Mercury Prize nod and a fiercely loyal fanbase. Crookes sold out her first UK tour in just hours, clocked up hundreds of millions of streams. Crookes returns in Sep 2025 with a breathtakingly candid & stunningly tactile new album, Juniper. The record continues to revel in playfulness, invention and innovation, returning to trusted collaborators including producers Blue May, Tev’n and Harvey Grant and Ivor Novello winning songwriter Johnny Lattimer. This year Crookes has already performed at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Glastonbury’s The Other Stage and will return to her biggest UK & EU tour to date in November 2025 as well as featuring in first ever feature film ‘Ish’ directed by Imran Perretta.
About Do Ho Suh
Do Ho Suh (b.1962, Seoul) studied Korean Painting at Seoul National University before receiving a B.F.A. in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 1994 and an M.F.A. in sculpture from Yale University in 1997. Solo exhibitions of his work have been shown at institutions including Moody Center for the Arts, Houston (2024); the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2024); Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney (2022); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles (2019); V&A, London (2019); Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar (2018); ARoS, Aarhus (2018); The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn (2018); Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville (2018); Towada Art Center, Towada (2018); Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. (2018); 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2012) and Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2012). Suh has also participated in the Chicago Architecture Biennial (2019); Singapore Biennial (2016); Gwangju Biennale (2012); Liverpool Biennial (2010); International Architecture Exhibition, Venice (2010); International Istanbul Biennial (2003); Biennial of Sydney (2002); and represented Korea at the 49th Venice Biennale (2001).
About Genesis and Genesis Art Initiatives
Genesis is a global automotive brand that aims to deliver the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Reflecting a commitment to authenticity, Genesis seeks to foster dialogue on issues that transcend spatial and temporal boundaries, inspiring people to discover the profound through the arts. Genesis Art Initiatives supports institutions and visionaries with an understanding of contemporary challenges and timeless values. The initiatives include The Genesis Facade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a multi-year partnership presenting newly commissioned artworks on the niches of The Met’s main entrance facade, and The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House at Tate Modern, a comprehensive exhibition of the prominent artist. Visit www.genesis.com/art.html or follow @genesis_worldwide #GenesisArtInitiatives to learn more about our partnerships and programs.
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2025
18.00–22.00
Celebrate The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House with a programme of music, performance, workshops, talks, film and more.
Ticketed
Performance: Joy Crookes presents Juniper
South Tanks, Blavatnik Building, Level 0
19.00–20.30
Join South London singer-songwriter Joy Crookes for an exclusive live performance in the iconic South Tanks, marking the release of her latest album, Juniper. In this intimate event, Crookes will perform songs from Juniper, a deeply personal record that explores identity, anxiety, body politics and love. Her music touches on themes of home and belonging, creating a powerful dialogue with the work of artist Do Ho Suh.
Tickets will be available on Monday 22 September at 11.00
£15, £13 concessions
Aged 16-25? Sign up to Tate Collective to enter the ballot for two free tickets
Please note spaces are limited
Artist Talk and Screening: Do Ho Suh
Starr Cinema, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
20.00–21.30
Join a talk with London based artist Do Ho Suh to coincide with The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House. With immersive artworks exploring belonging, collectivity and individuality, connection and disconnection, Suh examines the relationship between architecture, space, the body, and the memories and moments that make us who we are. Hear from the artist himself with reflections from Nabila Abdel Nabi, Senior Curator of International Art, Tate Modern. Followed by a screening of short films from The Bridge Project.
£15, £13 concessions, £5 Tate Collective Members
Drop-in
Level 1 Bridge
18.00–21.30
Enjoy DJ sets all night from Eastern Margins and Sijya, programmed by Global Roots. Eastern Margins is the home of alternative Asian culture, telling stories that represent the diversity of narratives across East and South-East Asia and its diaspora. Joining the lineup is artist Sijya, whose work explores raw textures and unfiltered emotion. Her new EP Leather & Brass is released this month on One Little Independent Records.
Corner Bar, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
18.00–21.30
Head to the Corner Bar and join Global Roots founder for an night of unique sounds Global Roots recorded live on GRIN Radio. Plus enjoy a playful game of traditional Korean Gonggi.
Terrace Bar, Blavatnik Building Level 1
18.00–21.30
Danalogue and Mari* bring the party to the Terrace Bar sounds system.
Workshop: Collaging Home and Memory
Blavatnik Building, Level 2
18.00–21.30
Responding to Do Ho Suh’s question ‘Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?’ create your own collage or contribute to a growing collective map that explores the meaning of home through shared memories.
Talks: 10 Minute Talks
Various times, throughout the building
Discover new ways of seeing the collection with Ten Minute Talks. Hear from Tate volunteers as they share personal stories and fresh perspectives bringing the artworks to life.
Workshop: Tate Draw
Starr Foyer, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1 and Blavatnik Building, Level 3 18.00–21.30
Get creative using our digital sketch pads and see your work projected. Tate Draw is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies