Pérez Family Donates Joan Mitchell Triptych to Tate Modern

Tate Modern has received a monumental triptych by Joan Mitchell, named 'Iva,' as part of the most significant donation to the museum in over 50 years, gifted by Miami philanthropists Jorge and Darlene Pérez. The 20-foot-long painting, created in 1973, now hangs next to Mark Rothko’s Seagram Murals and is seen as a transformative addition to Tate’s collection, which has previously underrepresented female artists. Tate director Maria Balshaw emphasized the importance of the gift in expanding public access to modern masterpieces and correcting historical imbalances within the collection. The Pérez donation also includes a multimillion-dollar endowment for curatorial research and future works by African and Latin American artists. Jorge Pérez highlighted the need for greater exposure of diverse art in major museums, reinforcing the significance of this gift. The donation coincides with the centenary of Mitchell's birth, marking a renewed recognition of her contributions to Abstract Expressionism.