Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize
The Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize is an art prize donated by the city of Duisburg for artists and to promote Germany's cultural relations with other countries.
history
The prize has been awarded every five years to internationally renowned artists since 1966 in memory of the sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck, who was born in Duisburg on January 4, 1881 . The prize is currently endowed with 10,000 euros and combined with a solo exhibition in the Lehmbruck Museum . From 2020, the entire prize money of 10,000 euros will be borne by the Rhineland Regional Council. The prize will then be renamed the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize of the City of Duisburg, funded by the LVR .
Award winners
- 1966: Eduardo Chillida
- 1971: Norbert Kricke
- 1976: Jean Tinguely
- 1981: Claes Oldenburg
- 1986: Joseph Beuys
- 1991: Richard Serra
- 1996: Richard Long
- 2001: Nam June Paik
- 2006: Reiner Ruthenbeck
- 2017: Rebecca Horn
- 2020: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
literature
- Christoph Brockhaus: Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize Duisburg 1966-1996 . Cantz Verlag, 73760 Ostfildern-Ruit, ISBN 3-89322-409-2
Web links
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize. In: lehmbruckmuseum.de.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release: LVR funds Lehmbruck Museum. Landschaftsverband Rheinland , April 11, 2019, accessed on April 12, 2019 .
- ^ Wilhelm Lehmbruck Prize 2020. In: lehmbruckmuseum.de. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .