Awards
Awards
Awards, scholarships, recognitions, nominations, and winners in the art world.
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Leoni d'oro alla carriera per Declan Donnellan e Maguy Marin alla Biennale di Venezia
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La Biennale di Venezia ha annunciato i vincitori del Leone d'oro alla carriera per il Teatro e la Danza. Il premio per la Danza è andato a Maguy Marin, una coreografa francese…
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Yayoi Kusama Named One of Time's 100 Most Influential People, Only Visual Artist on 2016 List
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Time magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2016, and Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is the sole representative of the visual arts…
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Asghar Khamseh Wins Sony World Photography Awards 2016 with 'Fire of Hatred' Series
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Iranian photographer Asghar Khamseh was named Photographer of the Year at the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards, winning the Iris d'Or for his series 'Fire of Hatred.' The series…
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Valerio Rocco Orlando Wins 2016 VAF Foundation Award at Macro Testaccio
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Valerio Rocco Orlando has been honored with the VAF Foundation Award for 2016, receiving unanimous praise for his unique conceptual and aesthetic talents. The jury, which featured…
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Premio Gavi La Buona Italia Shortlists Wineries Investing in Contemporary Art
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The second edition of the Premio Gavi La Buona Italia, established in August 2015 by the Consorzio Tutela del Gavi, will for the first time award Italian food and wine companies…
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Catherine Millet Wins Inaugural Prix François Morellet
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Catherine Millet has been awarded the first Prix François Morellet for her lifetime achievement in art criticism. The prize was presented during the Salon du livre et du vin de…
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Elisabeth Murdoch Launches Freelands Art Award for Midcareer British Women Artists
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Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian media entrepreneur and daughter of Rupert Murdoch, has announced the launch of the Freelands Artist Award, a new prize dedicated to midcareer British…
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Warren Richardson Wins World Press Photo of the Year 2015 with Border Image
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Warren Richardson, an Australian photojournalist, has been awarded the World Press Photo of the Year 2015 for his image titled "Hope for a New Life," taken on the Serbia-Hungary…
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Tinker imagineers wins SBID Award 2015 for Juliana Children's Hospital design
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The Juliana Children's Hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Tinker imagineers from Utrecht, won the overall SBID International Design Excellence Award 2015. The project…
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Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Hasselblad Award, Exhibition in Gothenburg
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Wolfgang Tillmans, at 47, is among the youngest recipients of the Hasselblad Award, joining Sebastião Salgado, Cindy Sherman, and Walid Raad. The prize, which honors a…
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Visibile Award at Tate Liverpool: 25,000 Euros to Aboriginal Collective The Karrabing Film Collective
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The third edition of the Visibile Award, curated by Matteo Lucchetti and Judith Wielander and supported by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto and Fondazione Zegna, took place…
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Dimartino wins Best Video at Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano
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The Italian band Dimartino has won the award for Best Video of the Year at the Festival del Cinema Musicale Italiano for their single "Come Una Guerra La Primavera" from the album…
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American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces 2010 Awards and Invitational Exhibition
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On May 16, 2010, the American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold a private ceremony to announce its annual awards, recognizing 50 composers, artists, architects, and writers…
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Syrian film collective Abounaddara rejects Venice Biennale award, alleges censorship
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The Syrian film group Abounaddara turned down a Special Mention from the Venice Biennale, citing issues with censorship. Their film 'All Syria's Future' was intended to be…
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Lucio Casellato Wins Firouz Galdo Prize for Sub Urbe Film on Rome's Labaro Suburb
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The first-ever Firouz Galdo Prize for multidisciplinary research has been awarded to up-and-coming filmmaker Lucio Casellato for his film "Sub Urbe." This work focuses on Labaro,…
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World Press Photo 2015: Giovanni Troilo Disqualified Over Staged Image and Mislabeled Location
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The World Press Photo competition faced renewed controversy in 2015 when Italian photographer Giovanni Troilo was retroactively disqualified on March 4 for his winning photo essay…
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Elena Sisto Receives Korman Harriet Fellowship, Solo Show at Lori Bookstein
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Elena Sisto has been awarded the Korman Harriet Fellowship, a recognition described as rigorous, flat, unpredictable, startling, deadpan, and funny. Her first solo exhibition with…
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R4 Video Art Festival Announces 2014 Winners
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The R4 video art festival, held on June 26, 2014 at La Pagode cinema in Paris, awarded prizes to young artists. The festival was organized by R4 in partnership with Harvard…
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Two 10,000 Euro Grants for Recent Beaux-Arts de Paris Graduates
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The Amis des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the newly established Diane de Polignac grant, initiated by Diane de Polignac and Khalil de Chazournes of Galerie Diane de Polignac, each…
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Peter Eisenman to Receive Piranesi Prix de Rome Lifetime Achievement Award
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On March 10, American architect Peter Eisenman, born in 1932, will be honored with the Piranesi Prix de Rome at the Casa dell’Architettura in Rome. Regarded as the successor to…
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John Stanmeyer Wins World Press Photo 2014 with 'Signal'
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The 57th World Press Photo awards were announced on February 14, 2014, in Amsterdam, with American photographer John Stanmeyer winning the prestigious 'Photo of the Year' for his…
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2013 Arts Writers Grants Award $619,000 to 20 Recipients Across Four Categories
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In 2013, the Arts Writers Grant Program, a collaboration between the Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital, awarded $619,000 to twenty writers. This initiative, now in its…
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Re Rebaudengo Serpentine Grants: Anglo-Italian Prize for Under-24 Artists
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The Serpentine Gallery and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo have launched the first edition of the Re Rebaudengo Serpentine Grants, a prize for emerging artists born after 1989.…
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Albert Serra's 'Història de la meva mort' Wins Golden Leopard at Locarno
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Albert Serra, a filmmaker from Catalonia, received the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his film 'Història de la meva mort.' This work reinterprets the final days…
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FILAF 2013 Awards: Books and Films Honored in Perpignan
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On June 29, 2013, the Festival international du livre d'art et du film (FILAF) in Perpignan announced its award winners. The jury comprised Jean-Paul Boucheny, Jennifer Flay, Line…
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Elena Sisto Receives Prestigious Pulitzer Prize Fellowship
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Elena Sisto has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize fellowship, marking her as just the third art critic to achieve this honor. Her inaugural solo exhibition with Lori Bookstein is set…
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Guggenheim Fellowships and Pulitzer Prize Announced for Artists and Critic
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In 2024, the John S. Guggenheim Foundation selected 49 artists for prestigious fellowships, with 24 in Fine Arts, 14 in Film-Video, and 11 in Photography. Among the Fine Arts…
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Anne Tronche Wins Pecha Kucha Prize for Laura Lamiel Presentation
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On March 8, 2013, AICA organized a Pecha Kucha at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, where eight critics presented the work of eight women artists using 20 images shown for 20 seconds…
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Amis des Beaux Arts de Paris Launches 2013 Grant for Recent ENSBA Graduates
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The Amis des Beaux Arts de Paris has announced its 2013 grant, offering €10,000 to a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) who completed their studies…
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Future Generation Art Prize 2012 Awarded in Kiev
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The second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize, organized by the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kiev, awarded its main prize to British painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Five special…
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Adrien M / Claire B's Cinématique Wins Grand Prix du Jury at Bains Numériques
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At the Bains Numériques festival in Enghien-les-Bains, the Grand Prix du Jury was awarded to the French duo Adrien M / Claire B, established by Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardaine,…
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Dewar and Gicquel Win Prix Marcel Duchamp 2012 at FIAC
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Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel were awarded the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2012 during FIAC in Paris. Their winning work, 'Gisant' (2012), is a funerary monument project for…
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Alejandro Cartagena Wins IILA-FotoGrafia Prize for Carpooling Series
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Dominican photographer Alejandro Cartagena has won the IILA-FotoGrafia Prize for young Latin American photographers at the 11th edition of the FotoGrafia – Festival Internazionale…
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Anastasia Ferrant Wins Prix Art School 2012 from ESA Annecy
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Anastasia Ferrant has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012 by the École Supérieure d'Art de l'Agglomération d'Annecy (ESA Annecy). The prize aims to spotlight emerging artistic…
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Xiakang Sun Wins Prix Art School 2012 at ENSBA Paris
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Xiakang Sun has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012 by the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris. The prize is designed to discover emerging artistic…
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Wong Pak Yin Wins Prix Art School 2012 from ESBA Nantes
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Wong Pak Yin has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012 by the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes (ESBA Nantes). The prize aims to discover emerging artistic talent. Wong…
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Fabien Pio Wins Prix Art School 2012
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Fabien Pio, a student at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ESBA) de Montpellier, has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012. The prize aims to discover emerging artistic talent.
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Alexander Duke Wins Prix Art School 2012
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Alexander Duke, a student at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier, has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012. The prize aims to discover emerging talents.
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Second Edition of Prix Art School at 59Rivoli, Paris
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LaTribudesArtistes.com presents the second edition of the Prix Art School at 59Rivoli in Paris in 2012. The prize is an art school competition.
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Adrien Missika Wins 13th Ricard Foundation Prize
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Adrien Missika, a Swiss photographer and video artist, won the 13th Prix de la Fondation d'entreprise Ricard in October 2011, selected by Éric Troncy from the exhibition The…
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