Kahlil Robert Irving, 2023. Photo by Kameron Herndon. Courtesy Walker Art Center.
St. Louis–based artist Kahlil Robert Irving (US, b. 1992) creates complex and layered assemblages of images and sculptures composed of replicas of everyday objects. Mainly working in ceramics, Irving critically engages with the history of the medium and challenges constructs around identity and culture in the United States, specifically questioning the historical conditions of unrecognized racism and anti-Blackness.
Published in 2023 as part of the exhibition Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present
Artist info
1992 — present
United States
1 holdings
Artworks
This is a collection of artworks by the artist, including both physical and digital pieces.
Renegotiating How We Move through the World: Kahlil Robert Irving in Conversation with William Hernández Luege
On the eve of the artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present, Irving sat down with exhibition curator William Hernández Luege to discuss how sculpture can be a tool to process the complex world around us.
