Evelyn Taocheng Wang Awarded 2025 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Evelyn Taocheng Wang has been honored with the 31st Wolfgang Hahn Prize by the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig, with the award ceremony scheduled for November 7, 2025, during Art Cologne. Wang, who was born in Chengdu, China, in 1981, initially studied traditional Chinese painting and literature in Nanjing before advancing her education in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Since 2012, she has lived in Amsterdam, where her mixed-media artworks critique modern society, fusing Chinese artistic methods with Western cultural insights. Guest juror Susanne Titz highlighted her focus on themes such as migration, sexuality, and daily life. The award comes with €100,000, an exhibition at Museum Ludwig, and a publication. Previous recipients include Anna Boghiguian (2024) and Cindy Sherman (1997).
Key facts
- Evelyn Taocheng Wang wins the 31st Wolfgang Hahn Prize
- Award ceremony on November 7, 2025 at Museum Ludwig during Art Cologne
- Prize includes €100,000 for acquisition of works for Museum Ludwig collection
- Wang born in 1981 in Chengdu, China
- Studied traditional Chinese painting and literature in Nanjing
- Postgraduate studies at Städelschule in Frankfurt and De Ateliers in Amsterdam
- Based in Amsterdam since 2012
- Previous winners include Anna Boghiguian, Francis Alÿs, Frank Bowling, Betye Saar, Isa Genzken, Cindy Sherman
Entities
Artists
- Evelyn Taocheng Wang
- Anna Boghiguian
- Francis Alÿs
- Frank Bowling
- Betye Saar
- Isa Genzken
- Cindy Sherman
- Christina Li
- Susanne Titz
Institutions
- Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig
- Museum Ludwig
- ArtReview
- Städelschule
- De Ateliers
- Museum Dordrecht
- Rockbund Art Museum
- Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen
- Museum Abteiberg
- ABN AMRO
- Art Cologne
Locations
- Chengdu
- China
- Nanjing
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Shanghai
- Düsseldorf
- Mönchengladbach