Curated with Tracey Emin, Tate Lates brings together artists from Margate and London to celebrate the artist's work and the creative community of Emin’s TKE Studios.
Programme
Performances: Programmed by Tracey Emin
South Tank, Blavatnik Building, Level 0
18.30-20.00
18.30 The Great Drama by Keziah
19.00 Valentine by Ted Rogers
19.30 Raisin Bran by Pink Suits
Each year Tracey Emin selects a performance artist to spend a year at TKE Studios in Margate to push and expand their performative work. Be immersed in high energy performances by past and present residents Keziah, Ted Rogers and Pink Suits.
Music: DJ Fat Tony
South Tank, Blavatnik Building, Level 0
20.30-21.30
Catch an exclusive set from renowned DJ Fat Tony, whose longstanding career has seen him play festivals and events worldwide.
Music
Terrace Bar, Blavatnik Building, Level 1
18.00-21.30
Full programme to be announced shortly.
Music
Corner Bar, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
18.00-21.30
Full programme to be announced shortly.
Workshop: Mono printing with TEAR
Blavatnik Building, Level 2
18.00-21.30
Draw your thoughts and create unique mono prints as visual diary entries with artists from TEAR (Tracey Emin Artist Residency programme).
Film: Millennial Prayer by Guy Oliver
Screening space, Blavatnik Building, Level 4
18.00-22.00 (1 hour film looped)
Watch TKE studio artist Guy Oliver’s Millennial Prayer, a personal essay that considers what it meant to transition into adulthood at the turn of the new millennium. As part of a generation that experienced analogue childhood and digital adulthood, Oliver unpacks male identity and vulnerability through references to film, music, and internet culture.
Talks: 10 Minute Talks
Various times, throughout the building
Join Ten Minute Talks and meet volunteers from across Tate who bring our artworks to life as they share personal insights and fresh perspectives into works from the collection.
Tate Collective Treasure Hunt
Throughout the building
We’ve hidden exhibition tickets, Tracey Emin goodie bags, a Member + Guest pack, and even a Tracey Emin x Tate Collective exclusive edition around the gallery. Collect the tokens and head to the Turbine Hall ticket desk to redeem your prize*. Check out @tatecollective on Instagram for all the deets on how to win big!
*You must be part of Tate Collective to redeem any prize. 16-25? Sign up to Tate Collective for free here!
Tate Draw
Starr Foyer, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1 and Blavatnik Building, Level 3
18.00–21.30
Head to our drawing desks and bring your work to life using digital sketch pads. Tate Draw is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Talk: Tracey Emin in Conversation hosted by Guardian Live*
Starr Cinema, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
19.00–20.00
Join Tracey Emin for a special event in partnership with the Guardian celebrating her landmark exhibition. In conversation with the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins, Emin will reflect on her life in art, the ideas behind Tracey Emin: A Second Life, and the personal experiences that continue to shape her groundbreaking work.
*Requires a ticket. Booking details to be announced shortly.
£15, £13 members, £13 concessions, £5 Universal Credit and Pension Credit recipients
£5 for Tate Collective, are you 16–25? Sign up and log in to book
Tate Collective Moments: Polyester Zine Live Podcast*
Starr Cinema, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
20.30–21.30
Exclusive to Tate Collective, sign up for free here.
*Requires a ticket. Booking details to be announced shortly.
Discover more
Head to the Corner Bar and Terrace Bar for cocktails, craft beers and wines.
Plus find plenty of non-alcoholic options at all our bars, delicious food in the Corner Bar and drinks at our pop-up bar in the Turbine Hall.
Corner Bar
Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
Terrace Bar
Blavatnik Building, Level 1
Pop-up Bar
Turbine Hall, Level 0
Guy Oliver
Guy Oliver has an interdisciplinary practice that employs video as well as painting, collage and performance. He is also a co-founder of Quench Gallery in Margate, supporting artists in a post-pandemic era.
Keziah
Keziah is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans performance, music, sculpture, and installation. Her work explores the body as a site of control, power, vulnerability, and transformation — weaving together historical narratives, personal experience, and gender inquiry. Keziah will be joined by Geoffrey Papin on sound and bass.
Pink Suits
Pink Suits are a queer multidisciplinary arts duo and punk band based in Margate, UK, formed by artists Ray Prendergast and Lennie. With backgrounds in classical and contemporary dance, their work begins from movement and performance and expands into live music, film, physical theatre, and visual art.
Ted Rogers
Ted Rogers is a multidisciplinary artist. Their work always originates from movement and focuses on the deeply emotional aspects of humanity: expulsion, failure, spaciousness, and vulnerability, with an intuitive and spiritual approach.
TEAR
The Tracey Emin Artist Residency (TEAR) is a free art school programme designed to support a cohort of emerging artists through a sustained 15-month period at TKE Studios in Margate.
All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street.There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.
- Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
- A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.
To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.Download Tate Modern map PDFFor more information before your visit:
- Email hello@tate.org.uk
- Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (daily 10.00–17.00)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life is presented in the Eyal Ofer Galleries. In partnership with Gucci. With additional support from the Tracey Emin Exhibition Supporters Circle, Tate International Council, Tate Members and Tate Americas Foundation. Also supported by Farrow & Ball for the supply of paint.
