Keren Cytter Receives First-Ever Absolut Art Award
02 Nov 2009
Through its frequent collaborations with cutting-edge artists, designers and photographers, Absolut Vodka is a proud supporter of the arts. This year, in the tradition of the company’s 30 years of creative collaborations, Absolut Vodka decided to fund a yearly award of Euro 15.000 to an international young artist exploring creativity through the integration of art forms. As head of the Absolut Art Award jury, Daniel Birnbaum will award the first-ever winner in a ceremony at Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm.
“Keren Cytter is awarded the first-ever Absolut Art Award for her outstanding cross-pollination of art forms. Cytter’s works take her beyond the traditional art forms, while exploring the intersection between theater, performance, film and installation art. Her artistry involves investigative narratives which reason with both our subconscious and our quest for good storytelling,” says Daniel Birnbaum, head of the Absolut Art Award jury.
Keren Cytter, born 1977 in Israel, now lives in Berlin. Her work has brought a lot of critical acclaim when shown at galleries and museums around Europe. The prize provides the artist, in addition to the cash award, with the chance for a collaboration or an underwritten work with the Absolut Company in the upcoming year.
“Andy Warhol was the first artist to collaborate with Absolut Vodka. Since then hundreds of artists have helped us in the building of our brand, for which we are forever grateful. Absolut and art have walked hand in hand for many years, and the Absolut Art Award expresses our long term commitment to creativity,” says Anna Malmhake, VP Global Marketing at The Absolut Company.
Daniel Birnbaum, professor and principal of the Städelschule in Frankfurt, and Director of the Visual Arts Sector at the Venice Biennale 2009, chairs the Absolut Art Award jury, which also consists of Thomas Nordanstad, filmmaker and curator, Anna Malmhake, Vice President Global Marketing, The Absolut Company and Göran Lundqvist, Chairman of the board at Sweden’s Historical Museum of Wine & Spirits. Future juries will include the most recent winner of the ABSOLUT Art Award.
“Keren Cytter is awarded the first-ever Absolut Art Award for her outstanding cross-pollination of art forms. Cytter’s works take her beyond the traditional art forms, while exploring the intersection between theater, performance, film and installation art. Her artistry involves investigative narratives which reason with both our subconscious and our quest for good storytelling,” says Daniel Birnbaum, head of the Absolut Art Award jury.
Keren Cytter, born 1977 in Israel, now lives in Berlin. Her work has brought a lot of critical acclaim when shown at galleries and museums around Europe. The prize provides the artist, in addition to the cash award, with the chance for a collaboration or an underwritten work with the Absolut Company in the upcoming year.
“Andy Warhol was the first artist to collaborate with Absolut Vodka. Since then hundreds of artists have helped us in the building of our brand, for which we are forever grateful. Absolut and art have walked hand in hand for many years, and the Absolut Art Award expresses our long term commitment to creativity,” says Anna Malmhake, VP Global Marketing at The Absolut Company.
Daniel Birnbaum, professor and principal of the Städelschule in Frankfurt, and Director of the Visual Arts Sector at the Venice Biennale 2009, chairs the Absolut Art Award jury, which also consists of Thomas Nordanstad, filmmaker and curator, Anna Malmhake, Vice President Global Marketing, The Absolut Company and Göran Lundqvist, Chairman of the board at Sweden’s Historical Museum of Wine & Spirits. Future juries will include the most recent winner of the ABSOLUT Art Award.
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Sculpture By The Sea Announces Award Winners
02 Nov 2009
The following awards were announced at the Sculpture by the Sea Exhibition Opening Party held at Bondi Pavilion:
The Sydney Water Environmental Sculpture Prize of $10,000 for a sculpture utilizing wind, water, waves, solar power or other aspects of the natural environment was awarded to New Zealand artist Phil Price for Morpheus.
The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation to Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe of $5,000 was awarded to NSW artist Michael Purdy for his work Tatters.
The Art Gallery Society of NSW prize of $5,000 donated by the Art Gallery Society of NSW, as chosen by Deborah Edwards, Senior Curator Australian Arts, Art Gallery of NSW and Craig Brush, Manager, Art Gallery Society went to Alexander Seton for his work On Hold Lawnmower.
The Damon Courtenay Memorial Young Sculptor Prize of $5,000, for an artist 29 years or under, donated by Bryce, Adam and Brett Courtenay was awarded to Iranian sculptor Mona Aghababaee for her work Where is the freedom?
The Waverley Council Mayor’s Prize of $5,000 was awarded to Japanese artist Koichi Ishino for his work Wind Stone – A Tail of Cloud.
The Australian Unrepresented Sculptor Award of $3,000, including an invitation to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2010, donated by Gabrielle & Christopher Browning was awarded to Jeramie Carter for Pods.
AGNSW Society Volunteer Task Force Site Specific Award of $2,500, donated by the Art Gallery Society of NSW Volunteer Task Force was awarded to Lucy Humphrey for Alchemy.
At the media launch, the newly established Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Prize of $60,000 was awarded to May Barrie for her work Time and Tide Granite Monolith II. The Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Prize is the most generous sculpture prize in NSW. Barrie’s sculpture will be displayed in a public space to be chosen by the Balnaves Foundation, along with the winning sculptures for the next ten years. May attended the Opening Awards and was re-presented with her award to great acclaim in front of her peers.
Also previously announced at the media launch, The Transfield Holdings Kinetic Art Prize of $10,000 was awarded to US artist Tim Prentice for his work Easel Windframe.
The Awards were judged by Deborah Edwards, Senior Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW, collector Rosemary Foot AO, and Dr Michael Hill, Author and Lecturer at the National AA School.
The Sydney Water Environmental Sculpture Prize of $10,000 for a sculpture utilizing wind, water, waves, solar power or other aspects of the natural environment was awarded to New Zealand artist Phil Price for Morpheus.
The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation to Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe of $5,000 was awarded to NSW artist Michael Purdy for his work Tatters.
The Art Gallery Society of NSW prize of $5,000 donated by the Art Gallery Society of NSW, as chosen by Deborah Edwards, Senior Curator Australian Arts, Art Gallery of NSW and Craig Brush, Manager, Art Gallery Society went to Alexander Seton for his work On Hold Lawnmower.
The Damon Courtenay Memorial Young Sculptor Prize of $5,000, for an artist 29 years or under, donated by Bryce, Adam and Brett Courtenay was awarded to Iranian sculptor Mona Aghababaee for her work Where is the freedom?
The Waverley Council Mayor’s Prize of $5,000 was awarded to Japanese artist Koichi Ishino for his work Wind Stone – A Tail of Cloud.
The Australian Unrepresented Sculptor Award of $3,000, including an invitation to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2010, donated by Gabrielle & Christopher Browning was awarded to Jeramie Carter for Pods.
AGNSW Society Volunteer Task Force Site Specific Award of $2,500, donated by the Art Gallery Society of NSW Volunteer Task Force was awarded to Lucy Humphrey for Alchemy.
At the media launch, the newly established Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Prize of $60,000 was awarded to May Barrie for her work Time and Tide Granite Monolith II. The Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Prize is the most generous sculpture prize in NSW. Barrie’s sculpture will be displayed in a public space to be chosen by the Balnaves Foundation, along with the winning sculptures for the next ten years. May attended the Opening Awards and was re-presented with her award to great acclaim in front of her peers.
Also previously announced at the media launch, The Transfield Holdings Kinetic Art Prize of $10,000 was awarded to US artist Tim Prentice for his work Easel Windframe.
The Awards were judged by Deborah Edwards, Senior Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW, collector Rosemary Foot AO, and Dr Michael Hill, Author and Lecturer at the National AA School.
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