#Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp / The Future Fields Commission

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In her new video installation, “Wil-o-Wisp,” artist Rachel Rose recounts the life of Elspeth Blake, a magical healer who is forced to flee her life following an unexpected tragedy. Through the artist’s heavily manipulation of the work’s visual imagery, music, and viewing environment, Rose explores how her main character’s perspective is altered by her mystical practice and, in turn, how our own perspective can be changed by circumstance. Experience “Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp,” now on view. 

Still from “Wil-o-Wisp,” 2018, by Rachel Rose

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Philadelphia Museum of Art to Present New Work by Rachel Rose

Philadelphia Museum of Art to Present New Work by Rachel Rose

Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents a New Work by Rachel Rose, On View May 2 through August 18, 2018 Rose is the Inaugural Recipient of The Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media Grant The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a new video installation by Rachel Rose, the inaugural recipient of the Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media, which has been jointly awarded to the artist…

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Have you ever noticed that when you look at a screen door from a certain angle, the two layers of straight lines sometimes appear wavy? Artist Rachel Rose manipulates this visual phenomenon, called the moiré effect, in her new work, “Wil-o-Wisp,” by layering images on top of each other. Experience how Rose distorts your perception of time and reality in her mesmerizing exhibition “Rachel Rose: ‘Wil-o-Wisp’/The Future Fields Commission.”

Still from “Wil-o-Wisp,” 2018, by Rachel Rose (Jointly commissioned and owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo)

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What is a “wil-o-wisp”? Artist Rachel Rose takes the title of her new video installation from the literary phrase “will-o’-the-wisp,” which was commonly used in folklores and fairytales to describe the fleeting light—such as in a forest or swamp—that might lead the main character astray. Rose’s film, which is the artist’s first narrative artwork, features a tragic nighttime fire that coincides with the mysterious disappearance of her main character. See “Wil-o-Wisp” (2018) now on view.

Still from "Wil-o-Wisp", 2018, by Rachel Rose (Jointly commissioned and owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Funding is made possible for the Philadelphia Museum of Art through the Contemporary Art Revolving Fund) © Courtesy of Rachel Rose, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome, and Pilar Corrias, London

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Artist Rachel Rose explores magic, time, and reincarnation in her immersive new video work, “Wil-o-Wisp.” Set in the late 1500s and filmed on location Plimoth Plantation, this work constitutes the first narrative film by the artist, which Rose was able to produce thanks to the new Future Fields Commission, which will co-commission and acquire a new work in time-based media (ideo, film, performance, or sound) with the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo every two years. Learn more here. 

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The inaugural Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media, a joint commission and acquisition initiative by the Museum and the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo for film, video, sound, or performance, has been awarded to artist Rachel Rose. She’s premiering her new artwork, titled “Wil-o-Wisp,” in the galleries until September 16. Don’t miss your opportunity to experience this immersive video installation, centered on magic and perception in the 1500s in England. 

Still from Wil-o-Wisp, 2018, by Rachel Rose (American, born 1986). Single-channel video with unique installation. Jointly commissioned and owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Funding is made possible for the Philadelphia Museum of Art through the Contemporary Art Revolving Fund © Courtesy of Rachel Rose, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome, and Pilar Corrias, London