Arnold Bode Prize
The Arnold Bode Prize of the documenta - City of Kassel has been awarded to artists since 1980 in recognition of their outstanding achievements in contemporary art . The prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, is named after the documenta founder Arnold Bode and is awarded by the Arnold Bode Foundation, which is also named after him. The foundation's share capital comes from a number of works of art that a number of documenta artists donated to Arnold Bode on the occasion of his 75th birthday on December 23, 1975.
The Arnold Bode Prize was awarded annually from 1980 to 1988, since then (usually) every two years, in any case in a documenta year. The award ceremony takes place on the premises of the Kasseler Kunstverein - in connection with an exhibition of works by the award winner.
Participation of the award winner in a documenta is not a prerequisite for the award.
Previous winners
- 1980 Hannsjörg Voth
- 1981 Mario Merz
- 1982 Gerhard Richter
- 1983 Gerhard Merz
- 1984 Walter Pichler
- 1985 Ulrich Rückriem
- 1986 Rebecca Horn
- 1987 Wolfgang Laib
- 1988 Edward Kienholz
- 1990 Thomas Schütte
- 1992 Reiner Ruthenbeck
- 1994 Olaf Metzel
- 1996 Tony Oursler
- 1997 Richard Hamilton
- 1999 Penny Yassour
- 2001 Stan Douglas
- 2002 Maria Eichhorn
- 2004 Maurizio Cattelan
- 2006 Hans Schabus
- 2007 Romuald Hazoumé
- 2009 Urs Lüthi
- 2011 Goshka Macuga
- 2012 Thomas Bayrle
- 2014 Nairy Baghramian
- 2016 Hiwa K
- 2017 Olu Oguibe
- 2019 Hans Haacke
- 2021 Tania Bruguera and the artist collective Hannah Arendt Institute for Artivism
Sources and Literature
- Harald Kimpel / Arnold Bode Foundation of the City of Kassel (ed.): Arnold Bode Prize 1980/2000: Positions in Contemporary Art . Jonas-Verlag, Kassel 2000, ISBN 3-89445-274-9
- Orzechowski, Lothar; Stadtsparkasse Kassel (ed.): Arnold Bode documenta Kassel essays ; Kassel 1986 ISBN 3-925272-10-0