Shilpa Gupta Wins Possehl Prize for International Art 2025

Shilpa Gupta, based in Mumbai, India, has been awarded the Possehl Prize for International Art 2025. The prize includes €25,000 and a solo exhibition at Kunsthalle St. Annen in Lübeck opening on 27 September 2025. Gupta is the third recipient of the triennial award, following Doris Salcedo and Matt Mullican. Her multidisciplinary practice over two decades examines religion, censorship, freedom of expression, state boundaries, and national identity through sound, video, drawings, interactive digital installations, and performances. The jury praised her sensitive treatment of political issues and diverse media. The jury comprised Dr. Anette Hüsch (Kunsthalle zu Kiel), Prof. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin), Dr. Florence Thurmes (Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz), Noura Dirani (Kunsthalle St. Annen Lübeck), Dr. Tilmann von Stockhausen (Kulturstiftung Hansestadt Lübeck), and Max Schön (Possehl Foundation). The Possehl Foundation, established in 1919 to support art and architecture in Lübeck, awards the prize in sculpture, installation, new media, and performance, emphasizing intermedia connections.