Lamin Fofana, Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff, Sandra Mujinga e Sung Tieu sono gli artisti proposti per la seleziona finale del Premio Preis der Nationalgalerie 2021 proposto dalla Nationalgalerie e col supporto del gruppo BMW.
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Munich/Berlin. A first jury nominates the artists Lamin Fofana, Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff, Sandra Mujinga and Sung Tieu for the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2021. The nominees will show their artworks in a joint exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin from September 16, 2021 to February 27, 2022. In cooperation with BMW as long-term partner the Preis der Nationalgalerie will be awarded for the eleventh time this fall by the Nationalgalerie Berlin.
The international jury consisted of Adam Budak (Artistic Director, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover), Dr Andrea Lissoni (Artistic Director, Haus der Kunst, Munich), Dr Zoé Whitley (Director, Chisenhale Gallery, London), and Franciska Zólyom (Director, Curator, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig).
Dr Gabriele Knapstein, Head of the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin: “The Preis der Nationalgalerie has been awarded since 2000, and we are delighted that we can continue, in cooperation with the Freunde der Nationalgalerie and our partner BMW, to present the work of outstanding young artists to a wide audience. We would like to thank the members of the first jury for their enthusiastic discussions and an exciting decision. Once more, it is apparent just how international the contemporary art scene in Germany is.”
“During times of rapid change, responsibility and reliability are of the greatest value. As is culture. In 2021 we celebrate 50 years of our worldwide cultural engagement and we are proud to have been a partner of the Preis der Nationalgalerie for fifteen years now. This year this prestigious award gives a stage to exciting young positions of contemporary art who celebrate crossover and collaboration,” says Dr Nicolas Peter, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Finance.
Together with a video statement the shortlist was first published exclusively by ArtReview and Monopol.
A second jury will choose the awardee of the Preis der Nationalgalerie on October 7, 2021 with a price ceremony at the same evening. The award consists of a solo exhibition accompanied by a catalogue at one of the institutions of Berlin’s Nationalgalerie in fall 2022.
The Preis der Nationalgalerie is enabled by the Freunde der Nationalgalerie e.V. since 2000 with BMW as exclusive partner for 15 years. The award 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. Previous awardees amongst others were Monica Bonvicini (2005), Cyprien Gaillard (2011), Anne Imhof (2015), Agnieszka Polska (2017) and Pauline Curnier Jardin (2019).
For further information, please refer to http://preisdernationalgalerie.de/en/
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