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About usPress-releasesThe PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) Presents the Exhibition of 21 Shortlisted Artists For the Future Generation Art Prize 201425 October 2014– 4 January 2015
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 until 21:00.
Admission is Free.
The Main Prize Winner of the third edition of the Future Generation Art Prize receiving $100 000, will be announced on December 6, 2014 by an international distinguished jury in Kyiv, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine, October 23, 2014
The PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine, presents exhibition of the 21 shortlisted artists for the third edition of the Future Generation Art Prize, the first global art prize for artists up to 35, founded by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. The exhibition focuses on a newly produced works of nominees giving a remarkable view on the most actual artistic positions of a next generation of artists.
The 20 shortlisted artists represent 17 different countries. They have been selected from more than 5,500 applications received from 148 countries spread across all continents through the open and democratic online-application procedure. The artists were nominated by 7 members of the Selection Committee, competent and global art-professionals nominated by the Jurors of the Prize.
The 21st nominee for the Future Generation Art Prize 2014 is Zhanna Kadyrova, the winner of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2013, a national contemporary art prize awarded to young Ukrainian artists up to 35.
The shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014 includes: Neïl Beloufa, 29 (France/ Algeria), Rossella Biscotti, 35 (Italy), James Bridle, 33 (UK), Kudzanai Chiurai 33 (Zimbabwe), Cécile B. Evans, 31 (USA/Belgium), Aslan Gaisumov, 23 (Russia), Ximena Garrido-Lecca, 34 (Peru), He Xiangyu, 27 (China), Jia Aili, 34 (China), Nikita Kadan, 31 (Ukraine), Zhanna Kadyrova, 32 (Ukraine), Mauricio Limón, 34 (Mexico), Adrian Melis, 28 (Cuba), Nástio Mosquito, 32 (Angola), Carlos Motta, 36 (Colombia), Pilar Quinteros, 26 (Chile), Jon Rafman, 32 (Canada), Cally Spooner, 31 (UK), Allyson Vieira, 35 (USA), GCC (Arabian Gulf region) and Public Movement (Israel).
Almost all the artists came to Kyiv for the opening of the show at the PinchukArtCentre.
Eckhard Schneider, General Director of the PinchukArtCentre: “It is a sensational result of the third edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. More applications than ever before and a higher quality than ever. Sure some of these artists will make a career like the patron artist.”
In the framework of the exhibition Public Movement will perform on 24 October a work accident during the opening of the exhibition. Later they will present a newly created outdoor performance which will be taking place every Saturday at 15:00 starting from November 15, 2014. Public is invited to join the “Cross Action” performance starting at Triokhsviatytelska Street by the International Convention Center “Ukrainian House” and ending at the Mykhailivska Square by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Equally on Saturday, November 15, 2014 Pilar Quinteros will give a performance starting at PinchukArtCentre and carrying out to Maidan (Independence Square) a cardboard reconstruction of the original Fountain that was removed from Maidan after the renovations in 2001.
Additionally, James Bridle has created an outdoor work “rainbowplane” presented on the inside the open square of Arena City Complex.
Björn Geldhof, Deputy Artistic Director and Curator of the PinchukArtCentre: “The Future Generation Art Prize exhibition, presents 21 small-scale solo-exhibitions with a main focus on recent works. With a special attention for new productions, PinchukArtCentre enabled almost all artists to present their latest creations. It grew into a very emotional exhibition, connecting different themes and artistic practices, including researched based works, works with an emphasis on the performative and artistic practices deeply influenced by new media.”
The International Jury of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014 includes:
The respected international jury will choose and announce the winner of the main prize who will receive a generous $100,000 prize ($60,000 in cash and $40,000 toward production of a new work) at the Award Ceremony on December 6, 2014 in Kyiv (Ukraine). An additional $20,000 from the Foundation will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency programs to the special prize winner.
The exhibition will be open from November 25, 2014 till January 4, 2015 in the PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Opening hours: from Tuesday through Sunday from 12 am to 9 pm.
Admission is free.
More information about the Prize at: futuregenerationartprize.org
The official web-site of the PinchukArtCentre: pinchukartcentre.org
With sponsorship of:
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With support of:
Karyatide
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The International Jury of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014:
The Selection Committee of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014:
The shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014:
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Represented countries Countries of birth – 17 Countries of residence – 17
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Represented world regions Europe – 7 North America – 5 Asia – 4 South America – 3 Africa - 2 |
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Statistics of the Future Generation Art Prize application procedure 2014
Total applications made
Individual 5 449
Collective 137
Total: 5 586
Gender
Male 52%
Female 48%
Age
18-20 2,37%
21-25 17,06%
26-30 34,86%
31-35 45,71%
Total countries: 148
Regions:
Europe 49,48%
North America 18,91%
Asia 18,72%
South America 6,69%
Africa 4,02%
Australia and Oceania 2,18%
Notes to Editors:
Artists submitted applications at www.futuregenerationartprize.org from January 13 through April 30, 2014. More than 5 500 young artists from all continents, representing 148 countries, applied through the democratic and open online application procedure.
To encourage the artists from all over the world to apply, starting from 2014 the Future Generation Art Prize accepts applications in 10 different languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
Selection Committee chosen by the jury reviewed all applications and decided on a shortlist of as many as twenty artists. The winner of the national PinchukArtCentre Prize also will participate, bringing the maximum number of artists in the exhibition to 21.
These artists will participate in the Prize exhibition by showing the existing works they highlighted in their applications and may also create new works specifically for the PinchukArtCentre. The exhibition of the shortlisted artists will be on view from October 25, 2014 to January 4, 2015.
The international jury will gather in Kiev in December 6, 2014 to view and discuss the artists’ works. The jury will select one main Prize winner, who will receive a total of $100,000 ($60,000 as a cash award, and $40,000 toward the production of new work). An additional $20,000 will be allocated to fund artist-in-residency program to the special prize winners.
Timeline of the Prize 2014
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13 January 2014 |
Start of application procedure at www.futuregenerationartprize.org
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30 April 2014 |
Application deadline
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April – June 2014 |
Selection Committee to review applications and decide on a shortlist of up to 20 artists
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19 June 2014 |
Announcement of shortlisted artists
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October 25, 2014 – January 4, 2015 |
Exhibition of works by shortlisted artists to open at the PinchukArtCentre, Kiev
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December 6, 2014 |
Future Generation Art Prize 2014 Award Ceremony |
Almost 60 Partner Platforms representing more than 38 countries will support the application process and the Prize in 2014. It shows how successfully the Prize has extended its global network and range to involve artists from different regions around the world, especially reaching growing regions such as South America, Australia, Africa and Oceania.
Partner Platforms in 2014: www.futuregenerationartprize.org/en/partner-platforms
Winners of the 1st and 2nd editions of the Future Generation Art Prize:
Main Prize winners:
Special Prizes winners:
Victor Pinchuk
Victor Pinchuk is one of Ukraine’s most successful businessmen, whose role in civic, international affairs and philanthropic organizations has made him a leader in Ukraine’s growing interaction with Europe and the world.
For more than 12 years Mr. Pinchuk has been developing and supporting a number of philanthropic projects in Ukraine. In 2006, he consolidated these activities under the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, making it the largest private Ukrainian philanthropic foundation, known for implementing projects in important fields for social development.
In September 2006, Victor Pinchuk founded the PinchukArtCentre, one of the largest centers for contemporary art in the Eastern Europe. Mr. Pinchuk is a major collector of contemporary art.
Full biography is available here: www.futuregenerationartprize.org/en/founder
Victor Pinchuk Foundation
The Victor Pinchuk Foundation was established in 2006 by Ukrainian businessman and public figure Victor Pinchuk. It is the largest international, private, non-partisan, philanthropic foundation based in Ukraine. Its goal is to empower future generations to become the change makers of tomorrow. To achieve this goal, the Foundation develops projects, builds partnerships in Ukraine and worldwide and invests in three directions:
PinchukArtCentre
PinchukArtCentre is the largest and most dynamic private contemporary art centre in Central and Eastern Europe. As a project of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, it is dedicated to fostering artistic education, creation and appreciation in Ukraine. It provides a sustainable contribution to the cultural participation and emancipation of Ukrainian art and society. It also gives a significant contribution to the cultural dialogue between East and West, and between national identity and international challenge.
Recent events have included personal exhibitions by Jeff Wall, Gary Hume, Olafur Eliasson, Candice Breitz, Damian Ortega, Sergey Bratkov, Subodh Gupta, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, and others. The art centre has founded Prizes to support national and international young artists up to 35. The PinchukArtCentre represented Ukraine in 2007 and 2009 at the Venice Biennale organizing the official Ukrainian Pavilion as well as with Future Generation Art Prize@Venice exhibitions in 2011 and 2013 as part of the Collateral events of the Venice Biennale.
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