Tarik Kiswanson Wins 2023 Prix Marcel Duchamp
Tarik Kiswanson has snagged the 2023 Prix Marcel Duchamp, earning him €35,000 and a residency at Villa Albertine, a French cultural center in the USA. This award comes after a group show at the Centre Pompidou, organized with the Association for the International Diffusion of French Art (ADIAF). Kiswanson's artwork, The Wait (2023), delves into themes of growth and healing amid conflict and trauma. Other contenders for the award were Bertille Bak, Bouchra Khalili, and Massinissa Selmani. Originally from a Palestinian refugee family in Sweden, Kiswanson creates in various mediums. His latest solo exhibition was at Bonniers Konsthall, and he has shown work in several biennials. The Centre Pompidou's exhibition runs until January 8, 2024.
Key facts
- Tarik Kiswanson won the 2023 Prix Marcel Duchamp.
- Prize includes €35,000 and a residency at Villa Albertine.
- Exhibition co-organized by Centre Pompidou and ADIAF.
- Kiswanson's installation The Wait (2023) was featured.
- Other nominees: Bertille Bak, Bouchra Khalili, Massinissa Selmani.
- Kiswanson is Swedish-born of Palestinian refugee background.
- He works in sculpture, writing, drawing, performance, film, sound.
- Exhibition runs until 8 January 2024.
Entities
Artists
- Tarik Kiswanson
- Bertille Bak
- Bouchra Khalili
- Massinissa Selmani
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
- Association for the International Diffusion of French Art (ADIAF)
- Villa Albertine
- Bonniers Konsthall
- Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art
- Gwangju Biennial
- Performa Biennial
- Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art
Locations
- Sweden
- USA
- Gothenburg
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- New York
- Lyon
- France