Berlin. In cooperation with BMW as long-term partner
the Preis der Nationalgalerie will be awarded for the tenth time this
fall. From among the 70 nominations, the international jury has chosen
the following artists:
Pauline Curnier Jardin (born 1980 in Marseille, lives
in Berlin)
Simon Fujiwara (born 1982 in London, lives in Berlin)
Flaka Haliti (born 1982 in Prishtina, lives in Munich)
Katja Novitskova (born 1984 in Tallinn, lives in
Amsterdam and Berlin)
A joint exhibition of the artists’ work will be shown from
August 16, 2019 to January 12, 2020 at Hamburger
Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin. A second jury will choose the
prizewinner on September 12, 2019. The award consists
of a solo exhibition with a catalogue at one of the institutions of
Berlin’s Nationalgalerie in the fall of 2020.
Members of the first jury were:
Nikola Dietrich, Director of Kölnischer Kunstverein
Doris Dörrie, Writer and Filmmaker
Marina Fokidis, Curator, Writer and Director of South
as a State of Mind Journal
Ulrich Matthes, Actor
Bige Örer, Director of Istanbul Biennial
After intensive discussions, the jury selected four artistic and
relevant positions, which convinced them with their independence,
their contemporary themes and their transformation into a personal and
complex artistic language.
The Preis der Nationalgalerie focuses on young
important positions of today. Artists of all nationalities are
eligible if they are currently working in Germany and are less than 40
years old. The nomination of the four artists was celebrated with
numerous artists and guests from cultural life, business, and society
at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin on March
1, 2019.
For further information see www.preisdernationalgalerie.de
For further questions please contact:
Prof. Dr
Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and Governmental
Affairs
Head of Cultural Engagement
Telephone: +49-89-382-24753
www.press.bmwgroup.com
E-Mail: presse@bmw.de
About BMW Group Cultural Engagement
For almost
50 years now, the BMW Group has initiated and engaged in over 100
cultural cooperations worldwide. The company places the main focus of
its long-term commitment on contemporary and modern art, classical
music and jazz as well as architecture and design. In 1972, three
large-scale paintings were created by the artist Gerhard Richter
specifically for the foyer of the BMW Group’s Munich headquarters.
Since then, artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Daniel Barenboim,
Jonas Kaufmann and architect Zaha Hadid have co-operated with BMW. In
2016 and 2017, female artist Cao Fei from China and American John
Baldessari created the next two vehicles for the BMW Art Car
Collection. Besides co-initiatives, such as BMW Tate Live, the BMW Art
Journey and the “Opera for All” concerts in Berlin, Munich, Moscow and
London, the company also partners with leading museums and art fairs
as well as orchestras and opera houses around the world. The BMW Group
takes absolute creative freedom in all its cultural activities – as
this initiative is as essential for producing groundbreaking artistic
work as it is for major innovations in a successful business.
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