Kahlil Joseph awarded 2020 Eye Art & Film Prize for cinematic video installations
Kahlil Joseph is the recipient of the 2020 Eye Art & Film Prize, which comes with a £25,000 grant to develop new projects. Based in Los Angeles, he focuses on immersive video art that blends cinema, pop music, and visual elements. His notable piece, BLKNWS (2019), is a two-channel video that explores black culture using both archival and contemporary clips and debuted at the Venice Biennale. Joseph has also worked on music videos for big names like Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, FKA twigs, and Flying Lotus. The Eye Filmmuseum, alongside the Paddy & Joan Leigh Fermor Arts Fund, launched this prize in 2015 to aid artists merging visual art and film. Past winners include Hito Steyerl and Ben Rivers. Joseph was selected by a jury headed by Sandra den Hamer, with members like filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul and artist Aernout Mik.
Key facts
- Kahlil Joseph wins 2020 Eye Art & Film Prize
- Prize includes £25,000 for new work creation
- Joseph creates large-scale video installations merging cinema, pop music, and visual arts
- BLKNWS (2019) premiered at Venice Biennale
- Joseph directed music videos for Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, FKA twigs, Beyoncé
- Joseph is artistic director of The Underground Museum, Los Angeles
- Prize founded in 2015 by Eye Filmmuseum and Paddy & Joan Leigh Fermor Arts Fund
- Previous winners include Hito Steyerl, Ben Rivers, Meriem Bennani
Entities
Artists
- Kahlil Joseph
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Aernout Mik
- Hito Steyerl
- Ben Rivers
- Meriem Bennani
- Kendrick Lamar
- Flying Lotus
- FKA twigs
- Beyoncé
Institutions
- Eye Filmmuseum
- Paddy & Joan Leigh Fermor Arts Fund
- The Underground Museum
- Tate Modern
- PJLF Arts Fund
- Associação Cultural Videobrasil
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Venice
- Italy