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.