Zurich Art Prize Explained

Zurich Art Prize is a Swiss art prize that has been awarded annually by the Museum Haus Konstruktiv together with the Zurich Insurance Group, since 2007.^[1]

The award includes a cash prize (roughly $100,000 USD), and a solo exhibition in a museum.^[2] Every year, Museum Haus Konstruktiv invites six curators, critics and art experts to nominate an artist for the award and from these selected nominees a jury selects the winner.

Previous winners

• 2007: Carsten Nicolai (born 1965 in Chemnitz)
• 2009: Tino Sehgal (born 1976 in London)
• 2010: Ryan Gander (born 1976 in London)
• 2011: Mai-Thu Perret (born 1976 in Geneva)^[3]
• 2012: Mariana Castillo Deball (born 1975 in Mexico)^[4]
• 2013: Adrián Villar Rojas (born 1980 in Rosario)^[5]
• 2014: Haroon Mirza (born 1977 in London)^[6]
• 2015: Latifa Echakhch (born 1974 in El Khnansa, Morocco, lives in Martigny)^[7]
• 2016: Nairy Baghramian (born 1971 in Isfahan, Iran, lives in Berlin)^[8]
• 2017: Marguerite Humeau (born 1986 in Cholet, France, lives in London)^[9]
• 2018: Robin Rhode (born 1976 in Cape Town, lives in Berlin)^[10]
• 2019: Leonor Antunes (born 1972 in Lisbon, lives in Berlin)^[11]
• 2020: Amalia Pica (born 1978 in Neuquén, Argentina, lives in London)^[12]
• 2021: Sonia Kacem (born 1985 in Geneva, lives in Amsterdam)^{[13] [14]}
• 2022: Kapwani Kiwanga (born 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, lives in Paris, France)
• 2023: Damián Ortega (born 1967 in Mexico City, lives in Berlin)^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art as a Prize: the Zurich Art Prize Sabine Schaschl, Director of Museum Haus Konstruktiv . 2022-10-01 . On-Curating.org.
2. Web site: Kapwani Kiwanga wins Zurich Art Prize . 2022-10-01 . SwissInfo.ch . en.
3. News: Zeitz . Lisa . Ausstellungen im Haus Konstruktiv: Die Spuren der Schnecken . de . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) . 2022-10-01 . 0174-4909.
4. Web site: Mariana Castillo Deball . 2022-10-01 . The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation . en-US.
5. Web site: Zefkili . Despina . 2022-10-01 . A Monumental Show in Athens Raises Questions about Scale . 2022-10-01 . Ocula magazine . en.
6. Web site: Soriano . Kathleen . Kathleen Soriano . January 21, 2018 . Art of the nation: artist Haroon Mirza chooses five works . 2022-10-01 . Art UK . en.
7. Web site: 2015-10-21 . Latifa Echackhch . 2022-10-01 . Apollo Magazine . en-US.
8. Web site: 2021 . Nairy Baghramian. Misfits . 2022-10-01 . Fondazione Furla.
9. Web site: Abrams . Amah-Rose . 2017-01-17 . Marguerite Humeau Wins $100,000 Zurich Art Prize . 2022-10-01 . Artnet News . en-US.
10. Web site: January 25, 2018 . Robin Rhode Awarded $100,000 Zurich Art Prize . 2022-09-30 . Artforum.com.
11. Web site: December 13, 2018 . Leonor Antunes Wins $100,000 Zurich Art Prize . 2022-09-30 . Artforum.com.
12. Web site: February 19, 2022 . Proyectos Ultravioleta announces representation of Amalia Pica . 2022-10-01 . Artdaily.cc . English.
13. Web site: Zurich Art Prize 2021 geht an Sonia Kacem . 2022-10-01 . ArtMagazine.cc. de.
14. Web site: November 18, 2020 . In 2021, the Zurich Art Prize Goes to Sonia Kacem . 2022-09-30 . ArtDependence . en.
15. Web site: Zurich Art Prize 2023 geht an Damián Ortega . 2023-06-09 . www.monopol-magazin.de . de.