Live streaming of the Ceremony will be Available at The Art Newspaper and the PinchukArtCentre websites

On December 7, 2012, at 20:00 (EET), in Kyiv Planetarium, the PinchukArtCentre will host the second Award Ceremony of 21 shortlisted artists for the Future Generation Art Prize – a major international competition for artists up to 35 established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in December 2009.

The Award Ceremony and Press Conference featuring the Prize winners and jurors will be streamed live at theartnewspaper.com and pinchukartcentre.org/en

In the evening of December 7, the respected international jury consisting of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (Germany), Agnaldo Farias (Brasil), Massimiliano Gioni  (USA), Carol Yinghua Lu  (China), Hans Ulrich Obrist (United Kingdom), Eckhard Schneider (Ukraine), and Nancy Spector (USA)  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).

Following the decision by the jury members, additional $20,000 will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency program to the special prize winners (up to 5 artists).

Exhibition of the 21 shortlisted artists for the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize is currently on show at the PinchukArtCentre and will be open until January 6, 2013. The exhibition presents newly produced works by the following artists and groups: Jonathas de Andrade, 30 (Brazil), Meris Angioletti, 34 (Italy), Marwa Arsanios, 33 (Lebanon), Micol Assael, 33 (Italy), Abigail DeVille, 30 (United States), Aurelien Froment, 35 (France), Mykyta Kadan, 29 (Ukraine), Meiro Koizumi, 35 (Japan), Andre Komatsu, 33 (Brazil), Eva Kotatkova, 29 (Czech Republic), Tala Madani, 30 (Iran), Basim Magdy, 34 (Egypt), Ahmet Öğüt, 30 (Turkey), Amalia Pica, 33 (Argentina), Agnieszka Polska, 27 (Poland), Emily Roysdon, 34 (United States), Rayyane Tabet, 28 (Lebanon), Yan Xing, 26 (China), Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, 34 (United Kingdom), and two groups: Joao Maria Gusmao + Pedro Paiva, 33, 34 (Portugal), and R.E.P. (Ukraine).

The 20 shortlisted artists represent 16 different countries. They have been selected from more than 4,000 applications received from 134 countries spread across all continents. The 21^st nominee for the Future Generation Art Prize is Mykyta Kadan, the winner of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2011, the first national contemporary art prize awarded to young Ukrainian artists under 35.

Images of works by all shortlisted artists are available on the website of the PinchukArtCentre pinchukartcentre.org/ru/exhibitions/vote/fgap_2012 Members of the public may to vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Prize until January 6, 2013. This prize will be awarded at the end of the exhibition. It is not a cash award but a symbol of audience’s recognition.

In 2010, a Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle was the first person to win the Main Prize of the global art prize for young artists under 35. Mircea Nicolae from Romania was the only artist to be awarded Special Prize according to the decision of the Jury.

Members of International Jury 2012:

• Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev – Artistic director, Documenta 13 (Germany);
• Agnaldo Farias  – Independent Curator and Director of the 29th biennial of Sao Paulo (Brasil);
• Massimiliano Gioni– Associate Director of the New Museum and director of the 55th Venice Biennial in 2013 (USA);
• Carol Yinghua Lu  – Art Critic and Independent Curator (China);
• Hans Ulrich Obrist  – Co-director, Serpentine Gallery (United Kingdom);
• Eckhard Schneider  – General Director, PinchukArtCentre (Ukraine);
• Nancy Spector – Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (USA). 

Members of International Selection Committee 2012:

• Natalie Bell – Independent Curator and Critic (USA)

Proposed by: Massimiliano Gioni;

• Suzanne Cotter – Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Curator for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project (USA)

Proposed by: Nancy Spector;

• Jacopo Crivelli Visconti – Independent Curator and Writer (Brazil)

Proposed by: Agnaldo Farias;

• Björn Geldhof – Artistic manager of the PinchukArtCentre (Ukraine)

Proposed by: Eckhard Schneider; 

• Sally Lai – Director of Chinese Arts Centre (UK)

Proposed by: Carol Yinghua Lu;

• Eva Scharrer – Curatorial Researcher and writer for DOCUMENTA (13) (Germany)

Proposed by: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev;

• Polly Staple – Director, Chisenhale Gallery (UK)

Proposed by: Hans Ulrich Obrist.

The shortlist of the Future Generation Art Prize 2012:

• Jonathas de Andrade, 30 (Brazil),
• Meris Angioletti, 34 (Italy),
• Marwa Arsanios, 33 (Lebanon),
• Micol Assael, 33 (Italy),
• Abigail DeVille, 30 (United States),
• Aurelien Froment, 35 (France),
• Mykyta Kadan, 29 (Ukraine),
• Meiro Koizumi, 35 (Japan),
• Andre Komatsu, 33 (Brazil),
• Eva Kotatkova, 29 (Czech Republic),
• Tala Madani, 30 (Iran),
• Basim Magdy, 34 (Egypt),
• Ahmet Öğüt, 30 (Turkey),
• Amalia Pica, 33 (Argentina),
• Agnieszka Polska, 27 (Poland),
• Emily Roysdon, 34 (United States),
• Rayyane Tabet, 28 (Lebanon),
• Yan Xing, 26 (China),
• Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, 34 (United Kingdom),
• Joao Maria Gusmao + Pedro Paiva, 33, 34 (Portugal),
• R.E.P (Ukraine): Volodymyr Kuznetsov (35), Mykyta Kadan (29),
  Olesia Khomenko (31), Zhanna Kadyrova (30), Ksenia Gnylitska (28),
  Lada Nakonechna (31).

Statistics of the Future Generation Art Prize application procedure

Total applications made

• Individual:                               4 083
• Collective:                              87

         Total:                            4 170

Gender

• Male:                                      52,49%
• Female:                                  47,51%

Age

• 18-20:                                                 1,89%
• 21-25:                                                 16,09%
• 26-30:                                                 36,47%
• 31-35:                                                 45,55%

Total countries:                          134

Regions

• Europe:                                  33,97%
• Asia:                                       20,35%
• Former CIS:                          16,29%
• North America:                      15,80%
• South America:                      8,13%
• Africa:                                               3,26%
• Australia and Oceania:          2,20%

Notes to editors:

Timeline of the Prize

Artists could submit applications at www.futuregenerationartprize.org from February 6 to
May 20, 2012. The democratic application procedure has allowed more than 4,000 young artists from all continents, representing 134 countries, to apply. All art works were accepted strictly via the website of the Prize.

Following the close of applications, the expert Selection Committee comprised of members 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 will also participate, bringing the maximum number of artists in the exhibition to 21.

The exhibition is on view from November 3, 2012 to January 6, 2013 at the PinchukArtCentre. The international jury will gather in Kyiv in December 7, 2012, 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 a new work). An additional $20,000 from the Foundation will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency programs for up to five other special prize winners. Images of works by all the shortlisted artists are published at pinchukartcentre.org/ru/exhibitions/vote/fgap_2012 and the public is invited to vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Prize.

International Board of the Future Generation Art Prize:

• Victor Pinchuk, Founder of the Future Generation Art Prize;
• Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum;
• Eli Broad, Founder, Eli Broad Foundation;
• Andreas Gursky, Mentor Artist of the Prize, artist, Germany;
• Damien Hirst, Mentor Artist of the Prize, artist, Great Britain;
• Dakis Joannou, Founder, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Greece;
• Sir Elton John, singer, art collector, founder of AIDS Foundation, Great Britain;
• Jeff Koons, Mentor Artist of the Prize, artist, the USA;
• Glenn D. Lowry, Director, MoMA
• Takashi Murakami, Mentor Artist of the Prize, artist, Japan;
• Alfred Pacquement, Director, Musée nationale d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou;
• Miuccia Prada, Founder, Prada Foundation, Italy;
• Sir Nicholas Serota,  Director, Tate Museum, Great Britain.

Partner Platforms in 2012: www.futuregenerationartprize.org/partner-platforms

50 Partner Platforms representing more than 38 countries support the application process and the Prize in 2012.

Official website of the Prize: www.futuregenerationartprize.org

Future Generation Art Prize Facebook page: www.facebook.com/futuregenerationartprize

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