Kehinde Wiley: The Prelude
Dec 8, 2021
London, UK
Luther spent a year composing, orchestrating, recording, producing, mixing, and mastering a symphonic poem in seven movements to be used as the score for Kehinde Wiley’s art film ‘Prelude’. The six channel film was installed in an exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery in London and will run (Dec 10, 2021 to April 22, 2022). Luther oversaw and directed installation of the film on site. For the opening night private event, Luther contracted eight black instrumentalists to play a selection from Mendelssohn’s Octet in E Flat Major, as well as his own work, Deeper Still.
Film Excerpt:
"American artist @kehindewiley explores the artistic conventions and canons of the Western landscape tradition in our new exhibition, 'Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery: The Prelude'.
Wiley’s images – as part quotation, part intervention – raise questions about power, privilege, identity, and above all highlight the absence or marginalisation of Black figures within European art.
Situated in the Sunley Room, at the centre of our collection, this free exhibition draws out the dynamic relationship between Wiley's transcendental works and the National Gallery's historical landscapes and seascapes by artists such as Claude, Friedrich, Turner and Vernet."
Directed by Kehinde Wiley: @kehindewiley
Produced by Cousins: @wearecousins__
Cast
Jennifer Wright @godessjazzymedia
Naynang Mayen @blacklionrawww
Lamula Anderson Birungi @lamulanassuna
Moses Abraham @_mosesabraham
Mountaga Diop @hey_taga
Ray Idowu Adedeji @rayadedeji
Jammal Ibrahim @ jammalibrahim
Brad Ogbonna @bradogbonna
Cinematographer: Jasper Wolf, NSC @jasperwlf
Composer: Niles Luther @__niles
Voice of: CCH Pounder @cchpounder
Kehinde Wiley Studio:
Rosey Selig-Addiss
Rei Halverson
Gabriella Wilks
Ain Cocke
Ian Dickman
Theo Darst @theodarst
Editor: Ana Veselic @ana0vslc
Casting Director: Gabrielle Lawrence @peoplefile
Fashion Director: Yohana Lebasi @yohanalebasi
Hair Director: Jawara Wauchope @jawaraw
Hair Stylist: Selasie Ackuaku @selasie__a
Makeup: Charlotte Wold @charlotte.wold
Additional Editors:
Cosmo Collins Salovaara @playmobilebob
Courtney Powell cocofayepowell
Salah Anwar salah_anwar
Jason Malizia @j.malizia
Colorist: Elias Nousiopoulos @eliascolors
Sound Mixer: Edward Cooper
VFX Team
Paul DeSilva @pauldesilva
Richard Lampasone @rpldesign
Line Producers Norway
Eirik Vaage @eirikvaage
Sivert Harang
Production Coordinators
Sofia Pavlaki (UK)
Cloe Young @cloeyoung (NY)
COMPLETE SCORE:
Yielding Heat of the Winter Hymn
- I. Gendarme 00:00
- II. Sehnsucht 00:00
- III. Bergschrund 00:00
- IV. Snow Dance 00:00
- V. Smile 00:00
- VI. Sinking Moon 00:00
- VII. Encounter 00:00
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