Choi Chan Sook Wins Korea Artist Prize 2021; Artadia Announces LA Awards
Choi Chan Sook, a media artist, received the Korea Artist Prize 2021 from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), in partnership with the SBS Foundation. A panel of judges, including Youn Bummo, Eugene Tan, Defne Ayas, Natasha Ginwala, Choi Eun-ju, and Park So-hyun, chose Choi from four finalists. This award recognizes artists addressing significant social issues. Choi's work, a four-channel video installation titled 'qbit to adam' (2021), explores themes like human labor, land ownership, cryptocurrency mining, and migration. Furthermore, Artadia announced the winners of the Los Angeles Artadia Awards 2022: Esteban Ramón Pérez ($10,000), Miller Robinson ($10,000), and dana washington-queen ($25,000), with finalists including Chris Emile and others.
Key facts
- Choi Chan Sook won Korea Artist Prize 2021.
- Prize presented by MMCA and SBS Foundation.
- Shortlisted artists: Kim Sangjin, Bang Jeong-A, Oh Min.
- Jury included Youn Bummo, Eugene Tan, Defne Ayas, Natasha Ginwala, Choi Eun-ju, Park So-hyun.
- Winning work: four-channel video installation 'qbit to adam' (2021).
- Artadia announced Los Angeles Artadia Awards 2022 winners.
- Esteban Ramón Pérez received Angeles Art Fund Artadia Award ($10,000).
- Miller Robinson received Capital Group Artadia Award ($10,000).
- dana washington-queen received Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Award ($25,000).
- Other finalists: Chris Emile, Texas Isaiah Horatio-Valenzuela, Yoshie Sakai.
- Selection panel: Alexandra Foradas, Alexis Lowry, Jennifer King, Christina Yang.
- Artadia also supports awards in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, New York.
Entities
Artists
- Choi Chan Sook
- Kim Sangjin
- Bang Jeong-A
- Oh Min
- Esteban Ramón Pérez
- Miller Robinson
- dana washington-queen
- Chris Emile
- Texas Isaiah Horatio-Valenzuela
- Yoshie Sakai
Institutions
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA)
- SBS Foundation
- Singapore Art Museum
- National Gallery Singapore
- Gwangju Biennale
- Daegu Art Museum
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology
- Artadia
- Angeles Art Fund
- Capital Group
- Marciano Art Foundation
- MASS MoCA
- Dia Art Foundation
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Locations
- Korea
- Los Angeles
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Chicago
- Houston
- San Francisco
- New York