{"id":211331,"date":"2022-12-19T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=211331"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:33:13","slug":"steve-mcqueens-new-artwork-sunshine-state-at-iffr-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/steve-mcqueens-new-artwork-sunshine-state-at-iffr-2023","title":{"rendered":"Steve McQueen’s new artwork Sunshine State at IFFR 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IFFR-commissioned work to be presented in collaboration with Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>, a Steve McQueen artwork commissioned by IFFR. The work will be presented in the Depot in collaboration with Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen from January 26 to February 12 2023.\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>\u00a0is the latest artwork from the Oscar-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize-winning artist and is the first presentation to be hosted on the fifth floor of the Depot\u00a0since it opened in November 2021.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic:\u00a0\u201cWith great anticipation we look forward to finally presenting Steve McQueen\u2019s latest artwork\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>, after we commissioned it for our 50th edition. As both a visual artist and filmmaker, McQueen is an uncompromising creator who shares our vision for everything cinema can be. The spectacular Depot in Rotterdam is a fitting location for this monumental work which invites audiences for a moment of reflection.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve McQueen,\u00a0Sunshine State<\/strong><\/em>, 2022\u00a9 Steve McQueen. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane\u00a0Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery and Pirelli\u00a0HangarBicocca, Milan. Photo: Agostino Osio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunshine State<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

McQueen\u2019s first new artwork since his major commission\u00a0Year 3<\/em>\u00a0at Tate Britain in 2019,\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>\u00a0is a two-channel video projection shown on both sides of two screens placed one next to the other. Opening with footage of a burning sun, the work unfolds exploring images from the musical drama\u00a0The Jazz Singer<\/strong>\u00a0(1927), starring the famous singer Al Jolson. The film is known as the first “talkie” in the history of cinema that uses synchronised dialogue.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The art collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is kept and cared for in its brand new depot. From the outside, this work building is a mirroring pot, from the inside a veritable machine room where art handling, registration, restoration, and conservation are the main activities. Visitors get a glimpse behind the scenes of the museum in this Rotterdam icon.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The largest exhibition space is found on the fifth floor of the Depot.\u00a0Sunshine State\u00a0is the first exhibition to be shown here since the opening of the building in November 2021, and is made possible by the support of Stichting Droom en Daad. The installation will open to the public on Thursday 26 January and run up to and including Sunday 12 February.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFFR 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 52nd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from 25 January until 5 February 2023, with\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>\u00a0running until 12 February. The lineups for the\u00a0Tiger<\/a>,\u00a0Big Screen<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ammodo Tiger Short<\/a>\u00a0competitions were announced at the IFFR 2023 Press Conference on 19 December. Sunshine State is part of IFFR\u2019s Art Directions programme, the multi-disciplinary section that expands the realm of cinema to installations, exhibitions and live performances. The full Art Directions programme will be announced at the start of January.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n