21 Artists Shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize 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 21^st 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 theFuture Generation Art Prize 2014includes: 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 Saturday at 15:00 November 15, 2014. 

November 16, 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: 

• Francesco Bonami – Curator, Director of the 50th Biennale di Venezia (Italy);
• Jan Fabre – Artist (Belgium); 
• Doris Salcedo – Artist (Colombia);
• Eckhard Schneider – General Director of the PinchukArtCentre (Ukraine);
• Bisi Silva – Independent curator, Director for the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (Nigeria);
• Adam Szymczyk – Artistic director of documenta 14 (Poland);
• Philip Tinari – Director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing (China).

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. 

More information about the Prize at: futuregenerationartprize.org

James Bridle (UK)

Zhanna Kadyrova (Ukraine)
Special Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014

GCC Group

GCC Group is a multidisciplinary collective founded in 2013. The group consists of eight artists: Nanu Al-Hamad, Khalid Al Gharaballi, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, Fatima Al Qadiri, Monira Al Qadiri, Aziz Al Qatami, Barrak Alzaid, and Amal Khalaf. The group took part in exhibitions at New Museum, New York, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, and Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany (all 2014). The group’s solo shows took place in New York, Berlin, London, and Kuwait in 2013-2014.

He Xiangyu (China)

Allyson Vieira (USA)

Cally Spooner (UK)

Rossella Biscotti (Italy)

Ximena Garrido-Lecca (Peru)

Carlos Motta (Colombia)
Main Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014

Carlos Motta was born in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. He lives and works in New York. Motta obtained his MFA from Bard College, New York in 2003. He was named a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow in 2008, and received grants from Art Matters (2008), New York State Council on the Art (2010), and the Kindle Project (2012). He is part of the faculty at Parsons The New School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. Motta’s work has been presented internationally including at Tate Modern, Guggenheim Museum, MoMA/PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens and other venues.

Brief History of Homosexual Repression in Ukraine, 2014

This is the first print run of this newspaper, Brief History of Homosexual Repression in Ukraine, 2014, which was edited by Maxim Ivanukha and Carlos Motta, as part of Motta’s participation in The Future Generation Art Prize 2014 exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, October 2014–January 2015. Special thanks to Bogdan Globa and Maxim Eristavi.

View the digital version of the newspaper in English.

Jia Aili (China)

Jia Aili was born in 1979 in Dandong, China. He lives and works in Beijing. Aili graduated from Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art in 2006. He has participated in a number of group shows – among others, at Shanghai Art Museum (2007), Saatchi Gallery, London (2009), Contemporary Art Institute in Beijing (2010), the 54th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale (2011), and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul (2013).
His solo work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including at the Institute of International Visual Art, London (2010), Singapore Art Museum (2012), and Platform China, Hong Kong (2012).

Mykyta Kadan (Ukraine)
Special Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014

Mauricio Limón (Mexico)

Adrian Melis (Cuba)

Jon Rafman (Canada)

Jon Rafman was born in 1981 in Montreal, Canada. He obtained his MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2008. His work was shown in a number of exhibitions including at Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (2010), International Photography Festival, Arles, France (2011), Yaffo23, Jerusalem, Israel (2012), Le Mois de la Photo, Montréal, Canada (2013) and the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale (2014). He had solo exhibitions in Canada, the USA, the UK, Germany and France. His work is housed in the collections of such museums as Musee Des Beaux Arts, Montreal, and Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome.

Pilar Quinteros (Chile)

Neïl Beloufa (France)

Neïl Beloufa was born in 1985 in Paris. He studied at the National School of Fine Arts and the National Higher School of Decorative Arts. The artist participated in numerous group exhibitions including at Prague International Triennial of Contemporary Art (2008), Manifesta 8 (2010), La Triennale de Paris (2012), and MoMA PS1, New York (2013).
Solo exhibitions of Beloufa’s work took place, among other venues, at White Box, New York (2008), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012), and Kunstraum Innsbruck, Austria (2012). The artist’s videos have been screened at many film festivals, winning awards at the 54th and 57th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany. Beloufa received the Audi Talent Award (2011) and the Meurice Prize for contemporary art (2013).

Aslan Gaisumov (Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia)

Special Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014

Nástio Mosquito (Angola)
Main Prize Winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014

Nástio Mosquito was born in 1981 in Angola. A multimedia artist, he creates performances, videos, music, and poetry. Mosquito’s work was first exhibited in 2006 and has been shown in many exhibitions since. Important group shows involving Mosquito’s work include Venice Biennale (2007), ARCO Madrid (2009), the 29th Biennial of São Paulo (2010), Gwangju Biennial (2012), and exhibition at Tate Modern (2012).

Kudzanai Chiurai (Zimbabwe)

Cécile B. Evans (USA/Belgium)

Public Movement (Israel)

Public Movement was founded in 2006 by Dana Yahahlomi and Omer Krieger, with Yahahlomi taking over as the group’s leader in 2011. The group has organized many public actions both nationally, in Israel, and internationally, including at Performa, New York (2011), Berlin Biennial (2012), and New Museum Triennial: ‘The Ungovernables’ in New York (2012). The group has also held a number of lectures and workshops and participated in residence programs including in Poland (2008), Sweden (2011 and 2012), and the USA (2012 and 2013).