Nikita Gale Wins 2024 Bucksbaum Award
Nikita Gale, an artist from Los Angeles, has been honored with the 2024 Bucksbaum Award from the Whitney Museum, which includes a $100,000 prize and a dedicated project at the museum. She was chosen from 71 artists and collectives participating in the ongoing Whitney Biennial: Even Better Than the Real Thing. Gale’s installation, TEMPO RUBATO (STOLEN TIME), 2023–24, features a modified piano that silently performs pop music, accompanied by flickering artificial lights that expose its mechanical components. Her previous works include IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS, 2022, and DRRRUMMERRRRRR, 2019. The Bucksbaum jury comprised Whitney director Scott Rothkopf and other notable figures. Gale is the twelfth individual to receive this award.
Key facts
- Nikita Gale wins $100,000 Bucksbaum Award
- Awarded by Whitney Museum for 2024
- Selected from 71 artists in Whitney Biennial
- Presents TEMPO RUBATO (STOLEN TIME), 2023–24
- Work features modified piano playing pop performances silently
- Previous works include concrete stage curtains and water-played drum kit
- Jury includes Scott Rothkopf, Chrissie Iles, Meg Onli, Erin Christoval, David Getsy, Stamatina Gregory
- Twelfth recipient of the award
Entities
Artists
- Nikita Gale
Institutions
- Whitney Museum
- Hammer Museum
- University of Virginia
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
- ArtReview
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States