Kahlil Robert Irving
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Biography
Kahlil Robert Irving was born in 1992 in San Diego, CA and raised in St. Louis, MO. He received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 201) and an MFA from Washington University in 2017. His work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions including Alternative Currencies, Vox Populi, Philadelphia (2015); Young Sculptors Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH (2017, 2019); Former Glory, RISD Museum, Providence, RI (2018); Counterpublic, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO; and Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (all 2019). He currently lives and works between Brooklyn, NY and Saint Louis, MO.
Bio and website updated as of 2024.
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Started
21
February
2020
Ended
30
August
2020
Kahlil Robert Irving
Assembling images and materials drawn from diverse sources and histories, Kahlil Robert Irving works with sculpture, textile, and digital media to reflect upon his own biography and the socio-political context of Black life in the Midwest.
Started
10
December
2021
Ended
30
December
2025
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Kahlil Robert Irving: Ground Water from screen Falls [(Collaged media) + Midwest] Street
For the lobby carpet installation, Kahlil Robert Irving integrates imagery of asphalt with pop culture references, news headlines, and digital ephemera. The artist asks viewers to reconsider their daily engagement with social media, civic community life, and the urban landscape.