THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ART PRIZES ANNOUCE THEIR WINNERS

By Crash redaction

Above: Kader Attia, exhibition view Prix Marcel Duchamp 2016, Centre Pompidou, Georges Meguerditchian

FOUR PRESTIGIOUS ART PRIZES, FOUR EMERGING TALENTS

A few of the world’s top art prizes announced their winners in October. From the Marcel Duchamp Prize to the Meurice Prize for Contemporary Art, we survey the winning artists and their work, while taking the pulse of a new generation of artists who are influencing the contemporary art scene today and for years to come.

Ricard Foundation Prize – Clément Cogitore

For its 18^th edition, the Ricard Foundation Prize gathered works by 8 emerging French artists in an exhibition curated by Isabelle Cornaro. Marked by a strong degree of diversity, the exhibition showcased contemporary iconography through the filter of art, including film, photography, performance, and installations. Awarded on October 21^st, the Prize went to Clément Cogitore (represented by Galerie Eva Hober) for his approach that straddles the border between cinema and contemporary art.

www.fondation-entreprise-ricard.com/en/Prize

« Un archipel » 2011
Vidéo PAL couleur, 11min, format 16:9
Production : Groupe de recherches et d’essais cinématographiques / France 2
Courtesy galerie Eva Hober
Photographie : Aurélien Mole / Fondation d’entreprise Ricard

Marcel Duchamp Prize – Kader Attia

On October 18^th, the 2016 Marcel Duchamp Prize was awarded to Kader Attia. For the exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, the French artist presented an installation that mixes sculpture, objects, and film to create a narrative resembling an introspection between physical objects and moving images. Attia was chosen from among three other finalists: Yto Barrada, Ulla von Brandenburg, and Barthélémy Toguo. This is the first time since the Prize’s creation in 2000 that the Centre Pompidou has presented the four finalists together as part of its exhibition.

www.adiaf.com/en/the-marcel-duchamp-prize/overview

Kader Attia, exhibition view Prix Marcel Duchamp 2016, Centre Pompidou, Georges Meguerditchian

Meurice Prize for Contemporary Art – Lola Gonzalez

A Beaux-Arts graduate (Lyon), Lola Gonzalez is the winner of the 9^th edition of the Meurice Prize for Contemporary Art. She was selected from among six other young artists by a prestigious jury comprising fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Ricard Foundation director Colette Barbier, FIAC director Jennifer Flay, Jeu de Paume director Marta Gilli, and Palais de Tokyo director Jean de Loisy. Lola Gonzalez presented a work inspired and co-created by Japanese dancer and choreographer Naoyuki Oguri, which explores the idea of community through film and performance art. Lola Gonzalez is represented by Galerie Marcelle Alix.

www.prixmeuricepourlartcontemporain.com

Lola Gonzalez, Veridis Quo, 2016, courtesy of the artist, Prix Meurice for contemporary art

Hugo Boss Prize – Anicka Yi

Since 1996, the Hugo Boss Prize awards artists whose work has substantially contributed to the promotion of contemporary art. Every two years, it is organized along with a special exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. This year, the prize was awarded to New York-based artist Anicka Yi, whose work tackles the concepts of consumerism through the filter of our senses. This edition of the Hugo Boss Prize marked its 20^th anniversary at the Guggenheim.

www.guggenheim.org/hugo-boss-prize

Anicka Yi, exhibition view at Guggenheim Museum, Hugo Boss Prize