MUSE
Muse, the Rolls-Royce Arts Programme fosters creativity through collaboration with artists who share our passion for pushing technical and conceptual boundaries.
THE WORLD OF MUSE
Welcome to the world of Muse. Together, our flagship Dream Commission and the Spirit of Ecstasy Challenge embraces a wide spectrum of contemporary visual expression, from artists who exhibited moving image in esteemed museums and biennials, to pioneering design visionaries committed to the heritage of their craft, while making use of the latest technological advances.
Stitched Urban Skin, Bi Rongrong
Titled “Stitched Urban Skin”, Bi Rongrong’s work consists of three layers of two-dimensional sheets made from different materials: specially treated metal, an animated LED light sheet, and a Perspex sheet embedded with crochet.
Pushing The Boundaries Of Textiles
In anticipation of the Autumn reveal of the Spirit of Ecstasy Challenge final artworks, Muse sits down with Christine Franck, Head of Colour, Materials & Trim Design at Rolls-Royce, to delve into the enormous creative potential of textiles. The opportunities to imagine something radically innovative in textiles have never been more far-reaching or fanciful. Versatile, delicate, and steeped in history, textile offers up a wide-open terrain of creative possibility.
Spirit of Ecstasy Winner Ghizlane Sahli
In the hands of Sahli and the local artisans she works with, throwaway items gain new life as beautiful, intricate creations. She combines their knowledge of traditional textile techniques with her own contemporary style to create bold abstract works.
Spirit of Ecstasy Winner Bi Rongrong
Bi Rongrong is an artist who reads cities. When travelling to new or familiar places, she scans the urban architecture for street art, ornamental patterns, posters – any fragments she can use as visual fodder for her vibrant multimedia works.
Reimagining an Icon
Launching this year, the Spirit of Ecstasy Challenge celebrates both tradition and innovation. This biennial design project will invite three emerging design visionaries to create unique works inspired by the ethos of Rolls-Royce, as symbolised by the Spirit of Ecstasy, the sculptural figurine that adorns the bonnet of every Rolls-Royce motor car.
Moved By The Spirit
Ever since the first encounter between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, in 1904, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has been synonymous with limitless imagination.
Jane Suitor The Art of Collecting
Next in our ongoing series of talks with collectors from across the globe, Muse speaks to Jane Suitor, an experienced art advisor and collector, who, for 20 years, has helped her clients navigate the global art market, collecting, and investing for the short and long term.
New Technology in Art: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
‘What if aliens were in love with us?’ This enticing line of enquiry is presented, this summer, by Serpentine, London, and sponsored by Muse, the Rolls-Royce Art Programme. Alienarium 5 is a major exhibition by leading artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, which combines virtual reality with olfactory, sensory elements. Here, the curator Claude Adjil describes how the project came into being.
Art in 360
Like many fairy tales, the world of immersive art lies beyond the imagination. By placing the viewer centre stage, with senses ignited, this far-away land comes to life.
Cao Fei: Blueprints
A forward-looking vision that fosters creativity through collaboration with boundary-pushing artists.
Stones Against Diamonds by Isaac Juilen
Commissioned as part of the Rolls‑Royce Art Programme, Isaac Julien’s Stones Against Diamonds explores the subjects of beauty and natural creation within the landscape of Iceland.
Dream Commission in Venice
The art world flocked to the canals of Venice for the pre-opening of the world’s most prominent international art event, the 59th Venice Biennale.
A Year in Moving Image Art
We reflect on the stand-out moments of a year in which moving image cemented its status as the art form of choice for expressing the realities of our age.
Sondra Perry | Winners Preview
Sondra Perry, winner of the Dream Commission performs latest work at Art Basel
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MOVING IMAGE ART: PART II
By the time of the Millennium, moving image art had infiltrated the art world. Artists like Pipilotti Rist and Bill Viola were becoming household names, Rist’s lavish large-scale installations and Viola’s theatrical ‘total environments’ had proven how moving image art works could create transfixing experiences that could extend beyond the screen.
A Brief History Of Moving Image Art: Part I
As moving image art enters a new era of heightened relevance, consistently reflecting our shared experiences, one of the main inspirations for the Dream Commission, so we look back to the humble origins of the medium to see how it has evolved from experimental novelty to a futuristic mainstay of contemporary art.
2021: Looking Ahead
From algorithmic beauty to multisensory installations, prepare to be immersed and transported into a land of dreams.
The Dream Commission - Martine Syms
Multimedia artist Martine Syms focuses on social commentary, seeking depth and complexity within moving-image.
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