“Tilda Swinton – Ongoing” is the title of a curated exhibition at Amsterdam’s Eye Filmmuseum, which will run Sept. 28, 2025-Feb. 8, 2026, allowing visitors to explore multihyphenate Tilda Swinton and some of her close collaborators.
THR can exclusively unveil a teaser video for the exhibition below.
“A unique and personal exhibition that centers on Swinton’s creative collaborations … will showcase new and existing work by eight artistic partners and close friends: Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Derek Jarman, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul,” says the museum, highlighting: “This marks the first time that Eye Filmmuseum has devoted such extensive attention to the creative influence of a performer.”
Swinton herself earlier this year described the exhibition as an opportunity “to reflect on the mechanics of my working practice over the past 40 years. And to come to rest on the – ever-present – bedrock and battery of the close fellowships I found from the very first and continue to rely upon to this day.”
She added: “In focusing attention on profoundly enriching creative relationships in my life, we share the narratives and atmospheres that inspire us: we offer new work, especially commissioned for the Eye exhibition, as the most recent gestures borne out of various companionable conversations that keep me curious, engaged, and nourished.”
The exhibition will also present a “contextual program” featuring the Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon Swinton in conversation with “the artistic collaborators who have contributed new work to the exhibition. Complementing these live events, Eye will screen 40 films from Swinton’s body of work in its cinemas, alongside retrospectives dedicated to Joanna Hogg and Derek Jarman.”
So what can audiences expect from “Tilda Swinton – Ongoing”?
Guadagnino is creating “a new, intimate portrait of Tilda Swinton in the form of a short film and a sculpture,” according to Eye. “Together with childhood friend and filmmaker Joanna Hogg, Swinton will present Flat 19, a multimedia reconstruction of her 1980s London apartment and an exploration of memory, space, and personal history.”
Still from Joanna Hogg’s ‘Flat 19,’ commissioned by Eye Filmmuseum, co-produced by Onassis Stegi
Courtesy of Joanna Hogg/Eye
Almodóvar will present his short film The Human Voice (2020), starring Swinton, in an installation format for the first time, according to the Eye team. Plus, “with a new edit, image treatment, and soundtrack, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch will transform existing footage from his absurdist zombie film The Dead Don’t Die (2019) into an entirely new installation.”
Together with the fashion historian Olivier Saillard, Swinton will also stage what is described as “a multi-day performance that brings a special wardrobe to life: garments from her personal collection, film costumes, red carpet dresses and family heirlooms.” They are also co-developing a special display of these pieces as part of the exhibition.
Meanwhile, photographer Tim Walker has visited Swinton at her family home for a photo series about “her connection to her forebears and continuity of place,” while Weerasethakul also visited Swinton at her home to create “an intriguing, meditative installation in which the presence of spirit and atmosphere becomes palpable.”
Finally, Swinton will pay tribute “to one of her greatest inspirations, filmmaker Derek Jarman (1942–1994), with whom she made a total of nine films,” says the museum. “A segment from The Last of England (1987) will be shown as an installation, alongside personal objects from Swinton related to their shared time and collaboration, as well as never-before-seen Super 8 footage, featuring Swinton as performer.”
The video teaser for “Tilda Swinton – Ongoing” at Amsterdam’s Eye features Swinton in various situations and outfits of different colors, but always full of the magnetism she is known for. Check out the teaser below.