International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and Kunsthal Rotterdam present Sunshine State, an installation by filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen. McQueen has previously won an Oscar and the Turner Prize and is known for his powerful vision. The premiere of the installation, which was scheduled for Thursday 27 January 2022, has been postponed due to circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The new date will be determined.
Steve McQueen's installation Sunshine State is part of the art program Art Directions, through which IFFR invites visitors to experience genre-crossing works. McQueen's previous installation, Year 3, was commissioned by Tate Britain in 2019. Tate Modern hosted a major retrospective of his work in 2020. Following IFFR 2022, McQueen will fill the central space of the Kunsthal with image and sound.
Sunshine State by Steve McQueen was made possible thanks to the support of the municipality of Rotterdam’s Evenementenfonds, Rotterdam Festivals and the Netherlands Film Fund.