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The “Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen” (Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen) is a German award in the field of contemporary art that was first presented in 1954, making it one of the oldest awards of its kind. According to the Prize's rules, the award is “intended to honour visual artists living in the German speaking area who have not yet received a public distinction of a kind corresponding to the quality of their work”. [1] From 1985 to 1991, the award was called "Bremer Kunstpreis".
Every two years, ten international curators each nominate an artist who is then invited to participate in an exhibition, hosted by the Kunsthalle Bremen. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition. During the course of the show, an international five-member jury selects the winner of the award.
The prize money of 30.000 Euro [2] is provided by the Donors’ Circle (Stifterkreis für den Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen), an independent organization within the Bremen Art Association (Kunstverein in Bremen). [3] The Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen therefore ranks amongst the most highly endowed awards for contemporary art in Germany.
The Donors’ Circle also supports the acquisition of a work by the winner of the prize for the collection of the Kunsthalle Bremen. Works by awardees Martin Honert, Ólafur Elíasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Tino Sehgal, Ulla von Brandenburg and Tea Jorjadze, among others, have thus entered the museum's collection.
During the course of its existence, the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen changed its name twice. Originally founded as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße", it was renamed "Bremer Kunstpreis" in 1985. Since 1993 the award is known as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen".
Award | Year | Duration of the exhibition | Nominees (Nominators) |
Jury | Awardee |
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Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen [4] |
2020 | August 29 – November 1 |
Bani Abidi, Berlin (Natasha Ginwala) Nevin Aladağ, Berlin (Johan Holten) Jesse Darling, Berlin/London (Dr. Andrea Schlieker) Toulu Hassani, Hanover (Stifterkreis des Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße) Janine Jembere, Vienna (Dr. Yvette Mutumba) Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Berlin (Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung) Ulrike Müller, New York (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg) Henrike Naumann, Berlin (Severin Dünser) Raphaela Vogel, Berlin (Thomas D. Trummer) Stefan Vogel, Leipzig (Prof. Dr. Bettina Steinbrügge) |
Yilmaz Dziewior, director of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne Stephanie Rosenthal, director of the Gropius Bau, Berlin Christoph Ruckhäberle, artist, Leipzig Susanne Titz, director of the Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach |
Ulrike Müller |
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citation style. (February 2020) |
The “Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen” (Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen) is a German award in the field of contemporary art that was first presented in 1954, making it one of the oldest awards of its kind. According to the Prize's rules, the award is “intended to honour visual artists living in the German speaking area who have not yet received a public distinction of a kind corresponding to the quality of their work”. [1] From 1985 to 1991, the award was called "Bremer Kunstpreis".
Every two years, ten international curators each nominate an artist who is then invited to participate in an exhibition, hosted by the Kunsthalle Bremen. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition. During the course of the show, an international five-member jury selects the winner of the award.
The prize money of 30.000 Euro [2] is provided by the Donors’ Circle (Stifterkreis für den Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen), an independent organization within the Bremen Art Association (Kunstverein in Bremen). [3] The Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen therefore ranks amongst the most highly endowed awards for contemporary art in Germany.
The Donors’ Circle also supports the acquisition of a work by the winner of the prize for the collection of the Kunsthalle Bremen. Works by awardees Martin Honert, Ólafur Elíasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Tino Sehgal, Ulla von Brandenburg and Tea Jorjadze, among others, have thus entered the museum's collection.
During the course of its existence, the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen changed its name twice. Originally founded as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße", it was renamed "Bremer Kunstpreis" in 1985. Since 1993 the award is known as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen".
Award | Year | Duration of the exhibition | Nominees (Nominators) |
Jury | Awardee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen [4] |
2020 | August 29 – November 1 |
Bani Abidi, Berlin (Natasha Ginwala) Nevin Aladağ, Berlin (Johan Holten) Jesse Darling, Berlin/London (Dr. Andrea Schlieker) Toulu Hassani, Hanover (Stifterkreis des Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße) Janine Jembere, Vienna (Dr. Yvette Mutumba) Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Berlin (Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung) Ulrike Müller, New York (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg) Henrike Naumann, Berlin (Severin Dünser) Raphaela Vogel, Berlin (Thomas D. Trummer) Stefan Vogel, Leipzig (Prof. Dr. Bettina Steinbrügge) |
Yilmaz Dziewior, director of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne Stephanie Rosenthal, director of the Gropius Bau, Berlin Christoph Ruckhäberle, artist, Leipzig Susanne Titz, director of the Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach |
Ulrike Müller |