Constant Dullaart Awarded 2015 Prix Net Art for Online Art Practice

On November 18, 2015, the second edition of the Prix Net Art honored Dutch artist Constant Dullaart for his work centered on digital media. Dullaart, born in 1979, was awarded a $10,000 prize, while the Berlin-based collective Weise7 received a $5,000 Award of Distinction. This annual award celebrates artists whose creations are predominantly online. The prize is a joint effort by the Chronus Art Center, Rhizome, and the Tsinghua University Art and Science Media Lab, emphasizing significant contributions to net art. Dullaart's conceptual endeavors explore the societal and cultural effects of communication and image technologies, utilizing a variety of formats such as websites, performances, installations, and altered found images. His art has been exhibited worldwide, including at venues like Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.