Doris Salcedo Wins First Nasher Prize for Sculpture
The inaugural Nasher Prize, a $100,000 annual award recognizing a living sculptor's extraordinary impact, has been given to Colombian artist Doris Salcedo. Launched by the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, the prize includes a commemorative award designed by architect Renzo Piano. Salcedo, who works primarily in sculpture and installation from her Bogotá base, currently has a retrospective at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Her work has been featured in major international exhibitions including Documenta XI in Kassel, the XXIV São Paulo Biennial, and the 8th Istanbul Biennial. Previous solo presentations include commissions for Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, shows at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Tate Britain, and Moderna Museet in Malmö.
Key facts
- Doris Salcedo is the first recipient of the Nasher Prize
- The Nasher Prize is an annual award for living sculptors
- The prize includes $100,000
- The commemorative award was designed by Renzo Piano
- The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas launched the prize
- Salcedo is based in Bogotá, Colombia
- She currently has a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York
- Her work has been shown at Documenta XI, São Paulo Biennial, and Istanbul Biennial
Entities
Artists
- Doris Salcedo
- Renzo Piano
Institutions
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Guggenheim Museum
- Tate Modern
- New Museum of Contemporary Art
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Tate Britain
- Moderna Museet
- XXIV São Paulo Biennial
- Documenta XI
- 8th Istanbul Biennial
Locations
- Dallas
- Texas
- United States
- Bogotá
- Colombia
- New York
- San Francisco
- Kassel
- Germany
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Malmö
- Sweden