""Pérez Art Museum Miami is honored to present this year's Pérez Prize to Javier Téllez, an artist whose work continues to expand how we see and who gets to be seen," PAMM director Franklin Sirmans told ARTnews in an email. "In a moment of increasingly rigid and antagonistic hierarchies, Javier's use of wit, humor, and imagination challenges us to see differently, to listen more deeply, and to create a more empathetic world."
""Because of my personal experience I have always been especially aware of the proximity of the other and the ethical responsibility that comes with it. In my films and video installations, I often collaborate with disenfranchised members of society to address issues such as migration, disabilities, and mental illness, questioning power structures and dismantling notions of the normative. Receiving the prestigious Pérez Prize encourages me to continue my work with greater strength and visibility.""
Pérez Art Museum Miami presented the annual Pérez Prize to New York–based artist Javier Téllez at its Art of the Party fundraiser on November 15, accompanied by an unrestricted $50,000 grant. Museum director Franklin Sirmans praised Téllez's work for expanding who is seen and for using wit, humor, and imagination to foster empathy, dignity, and community. Working across film, installation, collage, and more, Téllez examines how society marginalizes groups including recent immigrants and people with disabilities. The film Amerika (2024) blends cinema history, vaudeville, and reenactment to respond to the displacement of millions of Venezuelans. Téllez, born in Venezuela and based in New York for 30 years, collaborates with disenfranchised communities to challenge power structures.
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