Rory Pilgrim Explained

Rory Pilgrim
Birth Name:Rory Pilgrim
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Nationality:British
Awards:[1]

Rory Pilgrim (born 1988 in Bristol, England) is a British artist who lives and works in the Netherlands and the Isle of Portland.[2] [3]

Career

Initially Pilgrim was drawn to music, he studied classical music and sung in a cathedral choir when he was young and was part of two pop bands while a teenager. Later he came to art for the 'open space' it provided.[4] After an initial art education in the UK, Pilgrim since 2008 continued their career home basing in the Netherlands where they received recognition by Dutch contemporary art institutions including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.[5]

Pilgrim's work is influenced by socially engaged art, as well as activist and feminist traditions.[6] The creation of the work often entails social processes, involving other people through collaborations, workshops, and dialogues.[7] The artistic media used by Pilgrim include life performance, video art, installation, music composition, and drawing, The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam described Pilgrim's work as creating spaces "..where people of diverse backgrounds can come together and develop new forms of understanding and caretaking..".[8]

In 2019 Pilgrim was awarded the Prix de Rome (Netherlands), for his work The Undercurrent.[9] Pilgrim developed The Undercurrent during an artist residency at MING Studios in Boise, Idaho, and the work revolves around a group of young people from Boise.[10] It explores the intricate interplay between their individual struggles and broader societal issues. These encompass a spectrum of concerns, spanning from climate change to gender equality.[11]

Pilgrim was nominated for the 2023 Turner Prize for the work RAFTS.[12] [13] While working on RAFTS, Pilgrim indicated that it "in many ways, is a second chapter to The Undercurrent and explores intersections between mental health and the climate crisis."[14]

Solo & duo exhibitions

Performances

Screenings

Collections

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C.o.C.A Commission 2013. Trendbeheer. 9 February 2014 . NL. 11 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Rory Pilgrim biography . Maureen Paley. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 10 Minutes with Rory Pilgrim. Open Space Contemporary. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  4. Web site: The evolution of care: a conversation with Rory Pilgrim on technology & activism through the lens of spirituality & joy. AQNB. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Rory Pilgrim – interview: 'I hope the work I create is like a permaculture – always living'. Studio International. en-UK. 6 April 2024.
  6. Web site: 10 Minutes with Rory Pilgrim. Open Space Contemporary. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Rory Pilgrim – 'Activism can come from a space of joy' - Tate. OTate. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  8. Web site: Rory Pilgrim Artist Profile. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Rory Pilgrim wins 2019 Prix de Rome. E-Flux. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Rory Pilgrim Software Garden. MING Studios. en-UK. 10 October 2023.
  11. Web site: Rory Pilgrim awarded the Netherlands' $44,000 Prix de Rome. ArtForum. 11 November 2019 . en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  12. News: Rutherford . Nichola . 2023-04-27 . Turner Prize 2023: Windrush and Covid pandemic inspires nominees . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-10-09.
  13. News: Cumming. Laura. 2023-12-03 . Turner prize 2023 – and the winner should be.... en-GB . The Guardian. 2024-04-06.
  14. Web site: 10 Minutes with Rory Pilgrim. Open Space Contemporary. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  15. Web site: Rory Pilgrim, RAFTS, part of Radio Ballads. Serpentine Galleries. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  16. Web site: Rory Pilgrim opens WAMx's new exhibition series Hop to Hope. Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  17. Web site: Ausstellung – Lichthof Rory Pilgrim The Undercurrent . Badischer Kunstverein. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  18. Web site: Rory Pilgrim The Resounding Bell 29 March–11 May 2019 . Between Bridges. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  19. Web site: Software Garden Rory Pilgrim . MING Studios. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  20. Web site: RAFTS: LIVE. Serpentine Galleries. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Performance Rory Pilgrim Software Garden 14 Oct 2021. Centre Pompidou. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  22. Web site: Rory Pilgrim: As Close to the Future as Possible Sun 21 Oct 2018, 3-5PM . South London Gallery. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  23. Web site: Banier. De Groene Amsterdammer. 10 October 2012 . NL. 11 October 2023.
  24. Web site: Rory Pilgrim Performance — 14 sep 2010. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. NL. 11 October 2023.
  25. Web site: The Undercurrent. 2019. Directed by Rory Pilgrim. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art. en-US. 11 October 2023.
  26. Web site: 10 September 2022 Film "RAFTS" by Rory Pilgrim. Kunsthuis SYB. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  27. Web site: Rory Pilgrim Software Garden 2018. Tate Modern. en-UK. 9 October 2023.
  28. Web site: Putting the World to Bed 2021. Arts Council Collection. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  29. Web site: RAFTS. Arts Council Collection. en-UK. 11 October 2023.
  30. Web site: Bonnefanten Pop-up museum x festival MAAS!-Rory Pilgrim, Sacred Repository nr. 1: Violently Speaking, 2014. Bonnefanten Museum. NL. 11 October 2023.

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