Koki Tanaka named Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year 2015 with Berlin exhibition planned
Japanese artist Koki Tanaka has been selected as Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year for 2015, becoming the sixth recipient of this annual honor. The award's previous winners include Wangechi Mutu from Kenya, Yto Barrada representing France and Morocco, Roman Ondák of Slovakia, Imran Qureshi from Pakistan, and Victor Man of Romania. A significant exhibition of Tanaka's work will be mounted at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin during spring 2015. This presentation will be accompanied by a dedicated catalogue. The announcement was made in July 2014, with ArtReview Asia having previously featured Tanaka in their Spring/Summer 2014 issue.
Key facts
- Koki Tanaka is Japanese
- Deutsche Bank awards Artist of the Year annually
- Tanaka is the sixth recipient
- Previous winners: Wangechi Mutu, Yto Barrada, Roman Ondák, Imran Qureshi, Victor Man
- Exhibition at Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin
- Exhibition scheduled for spring 2015
- Catalogue will accompany exhibition
- Announcement made July 2014
Entities
Artists
- Koki Tanaka
- Wangechi Mutu
- Yto Barrada
- Roman Ondák
- Imran Qureshi
- Victor Man
Institutions
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Japan
- Kenya
- France
- Morocco
- Slovakia
- Pakistan
- Romania