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The titans collide at Tate Modern next month: Ana Mendieta x Frida Kahlo x Tracey Emin.

Opening soon: Alison Jacques is delighted to announce Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern, 15 July 2026 – 17 January 2027. This major exhibition will present many of Mendieta’s most iconic works alongside newly remastered films, early paintings and late sculptural pieces, many of which have never before been shown in the UK.⁠

This could only happen through the incredible work of Raquel Cecilia Mendieta, Valentine Umansky, Michael Wellen, and Elsa Collinson. @anamendietaartist @raqceci @valentine.umansky @michael_wellen @alisonjacquesgallery

The exhibition will extend beyond the gallery walls, reflecting Mendieta’s profound relationship with the natural world. She is best known for her ‘Silueta Series’, in which she explored the presence and absence of the human body through materials including fire, water, earth and flowers. These ephemeral works were documented through photography and film.⁠

Active in the 1970s and early 1980s, the Cuban-born American artist posed enduring questions around displacement, identity, land, ritual and belonging, which remain deeply resonant today.⁠

This exhibition, which is the first major UK show of her work in over ten years, shines a light on Mendieta’s trailblazing practice, reinforcing her standing as one of the most important artists of the 20th century.⁠

1. Film still from Ana Mendieta, ‘Bird Run’, 1974, Super 8mm film, colour, silent.⁠
©️ The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Licensed by Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, 2026.⁠

2. Frida Kahlo, ‘Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird]’ 1940, oil on canvas.
Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art.

3. Tracey Emin, ‘I never asked to Fall in Love – You made me Feel like this’, 2018 ©️ Tracey Emin. All rights reserved, DACS 2026 taken in Tate Modern by @wrjd

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On 18 July 1995, the Soufrière Hills volcano on Montserrat erupted, beginning a series of more than 100 explosive events that lasted until 2010. Ash falls, explosions, and pyroclastic flows transformed the island, burying large areas beneath volcanic debris and forcing much of the population to leave their homes.

One week left to see ‘Veronica Ryan: Multiple Conversations’ at Whitechapel Gallery, closing Sunday 14 June.

@whitechapelgallery
@alisonjacquesgallery

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Veronica Ryan, ‘The End of the Jumbie Dance Series’, c. 2014, six works, gouache and graphite on paper, each 41 x 47.5 cm. ©️ Veronica Ryan. taken in Whitechapel Gallery by @wrjd

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A sneak peek of Veronica Ryan: The Weather Inside II, discovering the beautiful Isle of Bute and Mount Stuart, a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion, now open through 18th October 2026.

Veronica Ryan interrogates lineage, family histories, the materiality of the house, and the domestic as conduits for memory. Examining collecting practices, colonialism, and climate change through the handmade, natural and found objects. The work considers the context of the Isle, with its limits defined by the sea, and draws inspiration from its 300-acre gardens.

Conceived and hosted by Sophie Crichton Stuart (@sophieastuart)
Curated by Morven Gregor (@morvengregor)
Coordinated by Charlotte Rogers
In collaboration with Alison Jacques (@alisonjacquesgallery) and Lewis Dalton Gilbert (@lewisdaltongilbert)
Expert travel companion Joseph Green (@josephprgreen) taken in Mount Stuart House, Bute by @wrjd

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Veronica Ryan: Multiple Conversations
Whitechapel Gallery, London
1 April - 14 June 2026

‘Multiple Conversations’ at Whitechapel Gallery, London, spans four decades and features over 100 objects, including new ceramic and textile pieces especially conceived for the exhibition, as well as several works not seen since the 1980s. Her meticulous handcrafted sculptures and installations draw on a wide range of materials including bronze, plaster, marble and textiles, and are often combined with everyday objects. They reveal a deep interest in psychology, memory and personal stories, while also connecting to wider themes around the environment, history, trauma and recovery.

Veronica Ryan OBE RA, Confluence of Feelings, 2022
©️ Veronica Ryan. Photo: Michael Brzezinski. by @wrjd

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Now open: Alison Jacques, TEFAF MAASTRICHT: STAND 457, 12 – 19 MARCH

Maeve Gilmore
b.1917, London, UK; d.1983, London, UK
Untitled: Gated Path, 1942 c.
Oil on canvas
63 x 48 cm, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 in, framed

PACITA ABAD, EILEEN AGAR, SOPHIE BARBER, MARIA BARTUSZOVÁ, LYGIA CLARK, MAEVE GILMORE, SHEILA HICKS, NICOLA L., GRAHAM LITTLE,
BONA DE MANDIARGUES, ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, ANA MENDIETA, ROY OXLADE, GORDON PARKS, CAROL RHODES, DOROTHEA TANNING, ALISON WILDING AND HANNAH WILKE. by @wrjd

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Tickets are now available for one of the most important exhibitions of the year: Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern. It is both an honour and a privilege to support Mendieta’s legacy and work alongside Raquel Cecilia Mendieta.

Opening 15 July, Tate Modern presents a major solo exhibition, including newly remastered films and late sculptural pieces, many of which have never been seen in the UK before.

This exhibition will shine a light on Mendieta’s trailblazing practice, reinforcing her standing as one of the most important artists of the 20th century.

@tate
@raqceci
@alisonjacquesgallery
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Ana Mendieta, ‘Imágen de Yágul’, 1973 ©️ The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection LLC. Licensed by Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, 2026 / Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery and Alison Jacques, London. by @wrjd

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Today is the final day to see our beautiful exhibition by Gina Kuschke, ‘A Place Beyond’. I’ll be in the gallery until 16:00, so come and say hi.

Gina Kuschke
Pink Atlantic, 2025
Oil on canvas
200 x 250 cm, 78 3/4 x 98 3/8 in

©️Gina Kuschke. Photo Alison Jacques (Photo Michael Brzezinski)

@ginakuschke
@alisonjacquesgallery taken in Alison Jacques by @wrjd

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We’re delighted to announce the publication of Maeve Gilmore by Lucy Scholes, the latest title in Eiderdown Books’ Modern Women Artists series and my first publication project, now available to order @eiderdownbooks

Maeve Gilmore’s Self-Portrait, painted in 1938, marks the earliest known instance of the artist turning her gaze on herself. She was just twenty-one years old, newly married to the writer and artist Mervyn Peake, and had only recently left Westminster School of Art, where the two met. Shy, romantic, and raised within the strict structures of a Catholic education, Gilmore arrived at art school still finding both her artistic language and her sense of independence.

In this portrait, she presents herself with a composure that feels almost older than her years: hair carefully arranged, shoulders squared, seated upright as if assuming the role of the artist before she fully believed in it. Signed simply “Maeve,” the work captures a young painter on the threshold of adulthood—newly in love, newly committed to art, and stepping into a life that would be shaped by both domestic intimacy and creative ambition.

Maeve Gilmore
Self-Portrait, 1938
Oil on canvas
63 x 53 cm, 24 3/4 x 20 7/8 in, framed
©️ Maeve Gilmore Estate. Photo Alison Jacques (Photo Michael Brzezinski)

@alisonjacquesgallery
@maeve_gilmore_estate
@scholeslucy by @wrjd

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Maeve Gilmore, Portrait in Blue with Cat, c.1978, Alison Jacques, Art Basel Paris, C45.

Maeve Gilmore
1917-1983
Portrait in Blue with Cat, c.1978
Oil on canvas
20 x 15.5 cm
7 7/8 x 6 1/8 in

© Maeve Gilmore Estate. Photo Alison Jacques (Photo Michael Brzezinski)

@alisonjacquesgallery
@maeve_gilmore_estate taken in Grand Palais by @wrjd

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Maeve Gilmore, Figure with Cat, c.1940s, Alison Jacques, Frieze London, A25.

Maeve Gilmore
1917-1983
Figure with Cat, c.1940s
Oil on paper
47 x 52 cm
18 1/2 x 20 1/2 in

© Maeve Gilmore Estate. Photo Alison Jacques (Photo Michael Brzezinski)

@alisonjacquesgallery
@maeve_gilmore_estate taken in Frieze London Regents Park by @wrjd

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Tonight Eddie Peake, The Pervert, CAPC Musée d’art Contemporain de Bordeaux [17 May 2025 / 21:30 / 45 mins], 2025. Performed by Emma Fisher, Kieram Corrin Mitchell, Kirke Gross, Eddie Peake, Yacine Sif el Islam, Jaya Twill and Proscenium Arch.

Photo: Eddie Peake, The Pervert, Horst Festival, Vilvoorde, Belgium [1, 2, 3 May 2025 / 19:30 / 40 mins], 2025. Performed by Emma Fisher, Juliette Yasmine Mello, Kieram Corrin Mitchell, Kirke Gross, Eddie Peake, Jaya Twill and Proscenium Arch.
©️ Eddie Peake. Photo Horst Arts and Music Festival (Maryan Sayd)

@eddie_peake @emmalynne.fisher @corrinmitchell @jaya.twill @kirke.xx @yacine_sif_el_islam @capcmusee by @wrjd

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Eddie Peake, The Pervert, Horst Festival, Vilvoorde, Belgium [1, 2, 3 May 2025 / 19:30 / 60 mins], 2025. Performed by Emma Fisher, Juliette Yasmine Mello, Kieram Corrin Mitchell, Kirke Gross, Eddie Peake, Jaya Twill and Proscenium Arch.

The Pervert is a performance work consisting of choreographic patterns of dance and sound, reflecting on states such as embarrassment, depression, obsession, intoxication and desire. The piece is performed by dancers, musicians and actors, some of whom are gold-painted and nude. A narrator playing the character of “Eddie Peake” delivers a soliloquy conveying highly individual and personal vulnerabilities. The piece is structured as a non-linear narrative and features a musical soundscape played live by Eddie Peake and Kirke Gross.

Images: Eddie Peake, The Pervert, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Portugal [1 Mar 2025 / 19:05 / 30 mins], 2025. Performed by Emma Fisher, Jorge Gonçalves, Kieram Corrin Mitchell, Eddie Peake, Jack Peñate, Jaya Twill and Proscenium Arch.

©️ Eddie Peake. Photo Galeria Municipal do Porto (Renato Cruz Santos) by @wrjd

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