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« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

« We’re all gonna die anyway. »

That’s what artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen said in an interview in 2013. I wrote it down, carried it as a motivational lesson for over a decade, but somewhere along the way forgot it was him who said it.

Last week I had the opportunity to photograph Steve for the announcement of his Erasmus Prize. While prepping, I put on an old interview in which he spoke about his perspective on making art and not overthinking it.

He said: « We’re all gonna die anyway. Risk, try, experiment, fail, fail better. It’s not about taking risk for risk’s sake, but for the art’s sake. You always come up with a question, and you try to answer it with the next thing, which becomes another question. It’s a conversation. »

Full circle moment. Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Lauren and the team at the @erasmusprijs for your trust.

Full story in Process this Sunday.

De Britse filmmaker en kunstenaar Steve McQueen krijgt dit jaar de Erasmusprijs uit handen van koning Willem-Alexander. De Erasmusprijs, uitgereikt door de Stichting Praemium Erasmianum, is een van Europa’s meest prestigieuze culturele onderscheidingen.

Steve McQueen woont met zijn Nederlandse vrouw afwisselend in Londen en Amsterdam en exposeert momenteel in De Pont in Tilburg. In samenwerking met het museum vertoont Cinecitta de hele maand april zijn films: Hunger, Shame, De Bezette Stad, Blitz en 12 Years a Slave. Met die laatste won hij in 2014 als eerste zwarte regisseur de Oscar voor Beste Film.

And.. the Erasmus Prize 2026 goes to artist and Filmmaker, Steve McQueen.

Every year we award the Erasmus Prize to an exceptional voice in art or culture. This year’s laureate is artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen.

The theme is Ecce Homo – Behold the Human. As a director and artist, McQueen shows us who we are in moments of vulnerability, how we treat one another, and how history shapes our present – without judgment and without fear of moral complexity.

The prize will be presented in autumn 2026. His Majesty the King serves as Patron of the Foundation.

Photo by: @wesley

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#ErasmusPrijs #ErasmusPrize2026 #SteveMcQueen #Art #film

And.. the Erasmus Prize 2026 goes to artist and Filmmaker, Steve McQueen.

Every year we award the Erasmus Prize to an exceptional voice in art or culture. This year’s laureate is artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen.

The theme is Ecce Homo – Behold the Human. As a director and artist, McQueen shows us who we are in moments of vulnerability, how we treat one another, and how history shapes our present – without judgment and without fear of moral complexity.

The prize will be presented in autumn 2026. His Majesty the King serves as Patron of the Foundation.

Photo by: @wesley

Want to know more? Click the link in our bio. 👆

#ErasmusPrijs #ErasmusPrize2026 #SteveMcQueen #Art #film

We've been here since 1958. Just not on Instagram. Until now. 👀

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation awards the annual Erasmus Prize — celebrating exceptional contributions to art, culture and the humanities. Coming soon: our 2026 Erasmus Prize winner.

We zijn er al sinds 1958. Alleen nog niet op Instagram. Tot nu. 👀
De Stichting Praemium Erasmianum kent jaarlijks de Erasmusprijs toe — voor uitzonderlijke bijdragen aan kunst, cultuur en de geesteswetenschappen. Binnenkort: onze laureaat van 2026.

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