Bremen Art Prize
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The Bremen Art Prize or the Böttcherstraße Art Prize in Bremen is an art prize awarded every two years to artists living in German-speaking countries.
History and endowment
The prize is the successor to the art prize awarded by Böttcherstrasse between 1955 and 1983 and now combines both prizes and the traditional name in one. The Art Prize of Böttcherstraße was donated on October 6, 1954 by the Kaffee-Hag-AG in Bremen. Initially the prize was endowed with DM 5,000, from 1972 with DM 10,000 and from 1977 with DM 15,000; In 2007 the winner received 15,000 euros.
Since ownership changed in the coffee roastery, the company withdrew financially from the award ceremony. In 1981, the Böttcherstraße GmbH , which had existed until then, became family property and the art prize was awarded under this name for the last time in 1983.
Since 1985, the prize, now known as the Bremen Art Prize, has been administered by a group of donors , an association of members of the Bremen Art Association , and awarded by a jury according to predetermined rules. This group of founders forms an independent, non-legal association within the Kunstverein.
Winner " Art Prize of Böttcherstraße in Bremen "
- 2018: Arne Schmitt
- 2016: Emeka Ogboh
- 2014: Nina Beier
- 2012: Daniel Knorr
- 2009: Thea Djordjadze
- 2007: Ulla von Brandenburg
- 2005: Clemens von Wedemeyer
- 2003: Tino Sehgal
- 2001: Heike Aumüller
- 1999: Olaf Nicolai
- 1997: Ólafur Elíasson
- 1995: Wolfgang Tillmans
- 1993: Martin Honert
- 1991: Thomas Lehnerer
- 1989: Stephan Balkenhol
- 1987: Eberhard Bosslet
- 1985: Martin Disler
Winner of the "Art Prize of Böttcherstraße"
Before 1985, the Bremen Art Prize was still called the Böttcherstraße Art Prize . This was awarded annually from 1955 to the following artists:
- 1955 Hans Meyboden
- 1956 Ernst Weiers
- 1957 Fritz Koenig
- 1958 Horst Skodlerrak
- 1959 Rudolf Kügler
- 1960 Erhart Mitzlaff
- 1961 Günter Ferdinand Ris
- 1962 Ruth Robbel
- 1963 Sigrid Kopfermann
- 1964 Ekkehard Thieme
- 1965 Karl Goris
- 1966 Jens Lausen
- 1967 Gerlinde Beck and Helga Föhl
- 1968 Hans Baschnang
- 1969 Dieter Krieg and Michael Schoenholtz
- 1970 Hansjerg Maier-Aichen
- 1971 Uli Pohl
- 1972 Klaus Fußmann
- 1973 Hermann Waldenburg
- 1974 Ursula Sax and Max Kaminski
- 1975 Jürgen Brodwolf and Günther Knipp
- 1976 László Lakner
- 1977 Wolfgang Nestler
- 1978 Dorothee von Windheim
- 1979 Rebecca Horn
- 1980 Martin Rosz and Walter Stöhrer
- 1981 Alf Schuler
- 1982 Mechthild Nemeczek
- 1983 Antonius Höckelmann