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Turner Prize shortlist announced April 30th, 2013
The finalists are Laure Prouvost, Tino Sehgal, David Shrigley and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
2nd FUTURE GENERATION ART PRIZE March 1st, 2013
The results of the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize were made known at the Kiev Planetarium in December 2012
Future Generation Art Prize January 22nd, 2013
The PinchukArtCenter in Kiev awarded its second Future Generation Prize in early December. Despite the cold, there were quite a few visitors, most of them very young. This art center was founded in 2006 by the magnate and former parliamentarian Viktor Pinchuk, who consulted with Nicolas Bourriaud at the time. The vegetarian cafe-restaurant designed by France's Philippe Chiambaretta is a local hipster favorite
In Kiev, Award Anxiety December 13th, 2012
In December, the temperature in Kiev rarely ventures above freezing. It's the sort of cold that numbs your legs and leaves your toes half-frozen. But last Friday outside the Pinchuk Art Centre, a line of 20-somethings, bundled under layers of fur and down, stretched to the block's end
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Wins Future Generation Art Prize December 12th, 2012
London's Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has been announced as the main prize winner of the Future Generation Art Prize, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. An international award for artists under the age of 35, the prize comes with $100,000 ($60,000 in cash and $40,000 toward the production of new work)
Artes visuais Jonathas de Andrade é premiado na Ucrânia December 11th, 2012
O alagoano radicado no Recife Jonathas de Andrade levou o Prêmio Especial no Future Generation Art Prize, cuja cerimônia de entrega foi sexta (7), em Kiev, na Ucrânia. Ele divide o dinheiro – inicialmente US$ 20 mil, mas que deverá ser aumentado, segundo Victor Pinchuk, fundador da premiação – com mais quatro artistas: Micol Assael (Itália), Ahmet Ögüt (Turquia), Rayyane Tabet e (Líbano), Marwa Arsanios (Líbano)
Art worlds collide at Kiev’s Pinchuk Art Centre December 10th, 2012
The glossy, blue-chip contemporary art owned by the Ukrainian collector vies with the cerebral, sometimes obscure work produced by the young artists up for the prize that Pinchuk has funded
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Wins Future Generation Art Prize December 10th, 2012
The Kiev-based Pinchuk Art Centre awarded British painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye $100,000 as the winner of the Future Generation Art Prize at a ceremony last Friday. Of 21 international finalists Yiadom-Boakye was chosen by a jury including such art-world luminaries as Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Massimiliano Gioni, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, among others
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye wins $100k Future Generation Art Prize December 10th, 2012
The London-based painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has won the Future Generation Art Prize, the $100,000 award organised by the Pinchuk Art Centre
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye takes top honors at the Future Generation Art Prize December 10th, 2012
Last weekend, the PinchukArtCentre announced the winner Future Generation Art Prize, along with a slew of “special” prizes, each boasting a description too long to capitalize (but also a $20,000 artist-in-residency grant.)
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye vince il Future Generation Art Prize December 10th, 2012
La pittrice britannica Lynette Yiadom-Boakye è la vincitrice del Premio indetto dal Pinchuk Art Center e porterà a casa la somma di 100,000 dollari. L’artista, selezionata tra una rosa di 21 finalisti under 35, è conosciuta per i suoi ritratti di persone di colore. I suoi lavori, creati appositamente per il Pinchuk, saranno esposti a Kiev fino al 6 gennaio 2013
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye received the Main Prize of the Future Generation Art Prize 2012 December 10th, 2012
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a British artist, is the Main Prize Winner of the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. Lynette will receive a 100,000 USD award; 60,000 USD in cash and 40,000 USD to be invested in the production of new work
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Wins Future Generation Art Prize December 10th, 2012
London's Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has been announced as the main prize winner of the Future Generation Art Prize, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. An international award for artists under the age of 35, the prize comes with $100,000 ($60,000 in cash and $40,000 toward the production of new work)
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Wins Future Generation Art Prize December 7th, 2012 December 7th, 2012
At a ceremony held in Kiev, Ukraine, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye was announced winner of the Future Generation Art Prize, funded by Ukrainian collector Viktor Pinchuk’s foundation and worth $100,000. Yiadom-Boakye, born and working in London, was shortlisted for her portrait paintings of mainly black subjects, which through cultural context have taken on a political charge. Her work is urgent, sweeping, and dark. Yiadom-Boakye says each work takes her less than a day to complete, because “it’s about a certain kind of urgency and capturing that time frame.”
Second edition of $100,000 art prize launched online February 8th, 2012
The second edition of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation’s Future Generation Art Prize, worth $100,000, was launched this week with a press conference streamed live on The Art Newspaper’s website and moderated by our founding editor Anna Somers Cocks. Applications for the award are now available online at futuregenerationartprize.org until 6 May, with the winner due to be chosen in December.
Venice Biennale 2011 June 17th, 2011
I’ve been lucky to go to Venice many times, and every time it has involved boats. In 1993 the exhibition “Tresor de Voyages” was set in the Armenian Monastery of the island of San Lazzaro
Source of energy June 17th, 2011
Victor Pinchuk grew up in Soviet-era Ukraine, first in Kiev and then in the eastern town of Dnipropetrovsk, where queues for food and goods were a dreary facet of everyday life
Snapshots of the Biennale: Thoughts on Navigating Between the Politics and the Parties in Venice June 9th, 2011
The 2011 Venice Biennale started with the Venice equivalent of a transit strike resulting in a nightmarish journey that turned a 30-minute trip into a three-and-one-half-hour ordeal
Abramovich, Pinault Watch as Kapoor Spooks Venice Biennale: Martin Gayford June 6th, 2011
The 54th is not the best of Venice Biennales, nor the worst. It must be the biggest ever
Modern Medicis flash their cash in Venice as the world of art goes into a new orbit June 4th, 2011
Tycoons are partying in palazzos to show off their new commodity, writes Ben Hoyle, Arts Correspondent
Museo Fortuny's Eccentric "TRA" Show Sinks While the Future Generation Art Prize Exhibition Soars in Venice June 4th, 2011
Talk to anyone at the Biennale, and one of the first things you'll hear is a reference to the sheer volume of artwork on display. "I haven't seen that yet," or "I didn't get that far" are common refrains
Arsenale dragon is returning to Africa June 3rd, 2011
A giant rubber dragon created for the Venice Biennale by the South African artist Nicholas Hlobo has been bought by the German collector Jochen Zeitz, who is chairman and chief executive of the sportswear company Puma
Elton John snaps up a heavyweight work of art in Venice June 3rd, 2011
British musician and art collector Elton John found time for a spot of shopping yesterday in Venice as he toured a show organised by his friend, the Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk
Venice Biennale: where they sup with the devil June 3rd, 2011
The Venice Biennale is where you see the artworld for what it is – in all its monstrousness and magnificence
First $100,000 Future Generation Prize Given to Brazilian Artist December 15th, 2010
Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle has been awarded the inaugural $100,000 Future Generation Art Prize.
Artist scoops new prize with earthworks trilogy December 14th, 2010
Kiev art prize makes an impression December 14th, 2010
The Ukrainian art lover Victor Pinchuk has persuaded some of the world’s biggest names to back the award for best young artist
Cinthia Marcelle Awarded 2010 Future Generation Art Prize December 13th, 2010
Cinthia Marcelle, a Brazilian artist who makes films, photographs, and installations, is the winner of the first Future Generation Art Prize, Carol Vogel reports for the New York Times.
Brazilian Artist Wins New $100,000 Prize December 10th, 2010
Cinthia Marcelle, a Brazilian artist who makes films, photographs and installations, is the winner of the first Future Generation Art Prize, it was announced in an award ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, on Friday.
New Art Prize Nets Winner $100,000 from Billionaire Collector Victor Pinchuk December 10th, 2010
Exercises in futility seldom have paid off as handsomely as they did Friday for Cinthia Marcelle, a 36-year-old Brazilian conceptual artist who was named the first winner of the Future Generation Art Prize sponsored by Victor Pinchuk, the Ukranian billionaire art collector who’s on the board of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Cinthia Marcelle (Brazil) is the Main Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2010 December 10th, 2010
Born in Brazil in 1974, Cinthia Marcelle, a graduated in fine arts from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, is the Main Prize winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2010.
$100,000 Art Prize January 19th, 2010
The Future Generation Art Prize, a new $100,000 award for artists younger than 35, created by the Ukrainian billionaire and art collector Victor Pinchuk, has announced the members of the prize’s jury, and many of the names are well traveled on the international art circuit.
Eyes on the Prizes January 9th, 2010
A decade ago, just a handful of awards conferred prestige on artists: the Turner Prize (for British art), the MacArthur (for creative genius in the U.S.), and the Archibald (for portraiture in Australia)
Payout December 14th, 2009
There are a number of phrases that are typically used to identify Victor Pinchuk, who flew into town last week to attend a party at the Gramercy Park Hotel.
Viktor Pinchuk's Art Lottery December 12th, 2009
The inauguration of his $100,000 Viktor Pinchuk Foundation Future Generation Art Prize, a worldwide competition open by online application to any and all artists under 35
New prize honors artists age 35 and under December 12th, 2009
The Future Generation Art Prize is the creation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, whose namesake is a Ukrainian billionaire and art collector
Jeff Koons, Others Celebrate Victor Pinchuk’s Future Generation Art Prize December 9th, 2009
Victor Pinchuk, the richest man in Ukraine, with a fortune of $2.6 billion, held a party at the Gramercy Park Hotel last night to announce his new Future Generation Art Prize, which will be awarded every two years to an artist 35 years-old or younger
Ukrainian collector Pinchuk funds two new art prizes December 9th, 2009
Ukrainian billionaire, Victor Pinchuk has created a new international contemporary art prize for artists under 35 years old
Billionaire Pinchuk Talks of $100,000 World Art Prize December 9th, 2009
Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk paused during a walk through New York’s Museum of Modern Art yesterday to talk about his new art prize, which starts next year and awards $100,000 to an artist 35 or younger
New $100K international prize for artists under 35 December 8th, 2009
New Award Recognizes Artists Under 35 December 8th, 2009
Immediately following the announcement of the Turner Prize winner in London last night, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation has announced plans to start a new $100,000 prize, which will be given every two years to an artist under the age of 35
New Prize to Honor Artists Under 35 December 8th, 2009
A new $100,000 prize for artists under the age of 35 is being announced on Tuesday by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by its namesake Ukrainian billionaire and art collector
