Uniqlo Tate Play: Kusama's obliteration room
Location: Turbine Hall, Level 0
Time: 18.00–21.30
Yayoi Kusama’s obliteration room is a playful, interactive artwork for all ages. You are invited to transform a completely white domestic apartment into a sea of colour using sticker dots.
Workshop: Summer Sketching
Location: North Landscape
Time: 18.00–21.30
Head to an easel and sketch outdoor scenes on our riverside terrace.
Activation: Dog Show hosted by U:Studio
Location: South Landscape
Time: 19.00–19.30
Inspired by Kusama's love of dogs, head outside and catch our furry friends as they show off their skills, artwork-inspired costumes and compete for the best dressed prize, hosted by U:Studio.
Music: DJ Sets Programmed by Global Roots
Location: Level 1 Bridge
Time: 18.00–21.30
Expect psychedelic disco sounds inspired by Kusama’s Mirror Room performance with sets from Hinako Omori and Yama Warashi.
Drinks & Music: DJ Sets Programmed by Global Roots
Location: Terrace Bar, Blavatnik Building, Level 1
Time: 18.00–21.30
Enjoy summer cocktails, craft beers and more alongside DJ sets from MLE and Bame Dash.
Workshop: Nature Collage
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 2
Time: 18.00–21.30
Inspired by Kusama’s nature collages, use colourful motifs and images from the natural world to create a takeaway collage.
Digital Display: Kusama Love
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 4
Time: 18.00–21.30
Explore Kusama’s work through a series of Tate short films and discover why she has won the hearts of art-lovers across the world.
Workshop: Pop-Up Party with Originary Arts
Location: Blavatnik Building, Level 5
Time: 18.00–21.30
Join Originary Arts to create a pop-up book inspired by 1960s style and learn simple techniques for your own pop-up publication.
Film: Yuyan Wang – One Thousand and One Attempts To Be an Ocean
Location: Starr Cinema, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1
Times: 19.00–20.00 and 20.30–21.00
Yuyan Wang's mesmerising film invites you to journey through a wave of 'satisfying' internet videos set to a hypnotic audio track. This sensory experience strives toward an oceanic feeling and reflects on media saturation, perception and desire in a screen-based age. The screening at 19.00–20.00 is followed by a conversation with the artist.
Please note this film contains flashing images.
* Each screening requires a free ticket, available to collect from the Starr Cinema on a first-come, first-served basis from 18.00.
Workshop: Slow Sketching
Location: Natalie Bell Building, Level 4
Time: 18.00–21.30
Explore the obliteration room through drawing and slow sketching to take a closer look at Kusama’s iconic work.
Talks: 10 Minute Talks
Various times, throughout the building
Staff and volunteers from across Tate share their personal insights into works from the collection.
Digital Display: Paws for Thought
Location: Various screens across the building
Time: 18.00–21.30
Enjoy heart-warming images of Kusama and her many dog friends, shared on screens across the building.
