Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · No. 131

Tate Britain Unveils Major Immersive Commission by Zineb Sedira Exploring African Cinema

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Exhibition Tate

Tate Britain has announced a new site-specific commission by artist Zineb Sedira titled 'When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks...', scheduled to run from May 13, 2026, to January 17, 2027. The installation transforms the Duveen Galleries into an immersive environment featuring a recreated 1960s Parisian café, a cinema, and vintage film equipment to explore the legacy of activist filmmaking in post-independence Algeria. The project incorporates archival imagery, a newly commissioned film, and a re-engineered Scopitone jukebox playing excerpts from Agnès Varda’s work.

  • Artists: Zineb Sedira, Agnès Varda, Anita Safowaa
  • People: Boudjema Kareche, Ahmed Bedjaoui, Alex Farquharson, Jessica Vaughan, Celeste McEvoy
  • Museums: Tate Britain, Cinémathèque Algérienne, Cinémathèque Afrique Paris
  • Locations: London
Originally via Tate · Curated by The Cultural Signal

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