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MUSE, THE ROLLS-ROYCE ART PROGRAMME TO ANNOUNCE DREAM COMMISSION SHORTLIST ON 21 OCTOBER 2020
08.10.2020 Press Release
Muse, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme will announce four shortlisted artists for its inaugural flagship initiative — the Dream Commission, on 21 October 2020. The Dream Commission is a biennial prize awarded to inspire greatness and foster creativity in the media of moving-image.
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Muse, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme, to announce
shortlisted artists for flagship Dream Commission
initiative on 21 October 2020
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Dream Commission Jury held virtual assembly to determine
shortlist for inaugural moving-image commission
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Dream Commission supports moving-image art by emerging and
mid-career artists
- Commission developed and presented in partnership with Fondation
Beyeler, Switzerland and Serpentine Galleries, UK
- Final recipient of Dream Commission to be announced in Spring 2021
Torsten Müller
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Ötvös
, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, commented, “It
gives me great pleasure that Muse¸ the Rolls-Royce Art Programme, is
able to support the world of moving-image art at this critical time
for the industry. Never more so than today have we needed the
escapism of art with its ability to inspire greatness and foster
creativity. As the Dream Commission moves into the next stage of the
commissioning journey, we would like to thank the jurors and
nominators for their time, expertise and commitment.”
Muse, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme will announce four
shortlisted artists for its inaugural flagship initiative — the
Dream Commission, on 21 October 2020. The Dream
Commission is a biennial prize awarded to inspire greatness and
foster creativity in the media of moving-image.
The Dream Commission’s Jury, which consists of leading
figures of the international art scene, selected four emerging and
mid-career artists to contend for the prestigious moving-image
commission. The Jury comprises: Isaac Julien CBE RA, a leading
moving-image artist; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the
Serpentine Galleries in London; Katrina Sedgwick, Museum Director of
the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne; Terrie
Sultan, former Museum Director of the Parrish Art Museum in New York;
and Theodora Vischer, Senior Curator at Fondation Beyeler in Basel.
Each of the four selected artists have been requested to create
a short-form moving-image piece detailing their concept, for
consideration by the Jury, following which, one artist will be awarded
the honour of creating a full-length digital artwork in 2021.
After five years of supporting international artists in creating
new works, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme relaunched in 2019 to become
Muse¸ a platform with two biennial initiatives, the
Dream Commission and the Spirit of Ecstasy Challenge.
The work produced for the Dream Commission will
investigate a particular aesthetic territory – “Dreams” – which aim to
conjure an alternative sensory universe and take viewers on a journey
into the world of the subconscious.
In June 2020, the Jury convened for the first time to discuss a
long-list of 23 nominated artists selected by a panel of experts from
the art world, comprising artists, curators and museum directors. The
nominators included: Daniel Birnbaum, Director of Acute Art in London;
Beijing-based artist Cao Fei; Executive Director of Rhizome in New
York, Zachary Kaplan; New York & Rio de Janeiro-based Curator
Pablo León de la Barra; and Director of M+ in Hong Kong, Suhanya
Raffel. Each nominator proposed emerging and mid-career artists that
they felt were leading the way in the field of moving-image art.
Following an extensive process of deliberation and debate, the
Jury unanimously agreed upon a shortlist of four artists, which will
be announced on 21 October 2020.
Rolls-Royce’s ambition for the Dream Commission is to
establish the marque as a relevant platform for advancing the medium
of moving-image. Celebrating the latest innovations in the field of
moving-image art, Dream Commission works can be from any
medium within that category including experimental film, video,
animation, immersive and participatory installations, and content
presented in non-screen formats, such as augmented and virtual reality.
As the two-year process concludes, the cycle will begin again,
yielding a group of landmark works of moving-image art.