Anicka Yi Awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize with Guggenheim Exhibition
Anicka Yi has been named the 2016 Hugo Boss Prize recipient, securing a $100,000 award and a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The Seoul-born, New York-based artist is recognized for installations where scent serves as a primary material. Her exhibition at the Guggenheim is set to open in April 2017. The prize jury highlighted how Yi's work renders our bodily experiences both public and unfamiliar, making them open to new consideration. She becomes the eleventh artist to receive this honor.
Key facts
- Anicka Yi won the 2016 Hugo Boss Prize.
- She receives a $100,000 award (approximately £81,883).
- The prize includes a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- The exhibition is scheduled for April 2017.
- Yi is the 11th recipient of the prize.
- She is a Seoul-born artist based in New York.
- Her installations frequently use fragrance as a key medium.
- The jury praised her work for making corporeal realities public and strange.
Entities
Artists
- Anicka Yi
Institutions
- The Telegraph
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea
- New York
- United States