Kurt Schwitters Prize

The Kurt Schwitters Prize is a prize sponsored by the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung to promote the fine arts of all kinds, which is usually awarded to international artists every two years and is endowed with 25,000 euros.

history

On October 1, 1982, the award was originally launched by the Lower Saxony state capital Hanover . According to the award commission, the award is intended for artists “whose work makes an important contribution to contemporary art and is related to Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948).” The award is not advertised, the winners are determined by a jury.

Award winners

1984: Sigmar Polke , Germany
1986: Tomas Schmit , Germany
1989: Nam June Paik , South Korea
1996: Raymond Hains , France
1998: Thomas Schütte , Germany
2000: Gary Hill , USA
2002: James Coleman , Ireland
2004: Atelier van Lieshout (AVL), Netherlands
2006: Rodney Graham , Canada
2009: Tacita Dean , Great Britain
2011: Thomas Hirschhorn , Switzerland
2013: Elaine Sturtevant , USA
2015: Pierre Huyghe , France
2017: Theaster Gates , United States
2019: Mika Rottenberg , Argentina

literature

Hugo Thielen : Kurt Schwitters Prize. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 379.

Web links

Kurt Schwitters Prize in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Lower Saxony Sparkasse Foundation. Kurt Schwitters Prize , accessed on August 9, 2018.
^ NN : Art / Schwitters Prize for Elaine Sturtevant. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of February 11, 2013, partly online ; last accessed on February 12, 2013
↑ Theaster Gates ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , hannover.de, accessed on August 9, 2018@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hannover.de

↑ Kurt Schwitters Prize for Argentinian Rottenberg , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on August 9, 2018

[1] Lower Saxony Sparkasse Foundation. Kurt Schwitters Prize , accessed on August 9, 2018.

[2] NN : Art / Schwitters Prize for Elaine Sturtevant. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of February 11, 2013, partly online ; last accessed on February 12, 2013

[3] Theaster Gates ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , hannover.de, accessed on August 9, 2018@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hannover.de

[4] Kurt Schwitters Prize for Argentinian Rottenberg , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on August 9, 2018