The Vincent Award was a Dutch prize awarded to a European artist whose works were deemed highly relevant in

contemporary art Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, generally referring to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a ...

. The award was awarded every two years in

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from the year 2000 to 2014. Five artists were nominated, and their work was exhibited at the

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. The winner received €50,000. The Vincent award, named for Dutch artist

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, was aimed at stimulating European artists and building a discussion platform within Europe. The award was suspended in 2016.

History

The Vincent Award was established in 2000 by the Broere Charitable Foundation in memory of Monique Zajfen, a friend of the Broere family and holder of the Gallery 121 in

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. The art collection of Monique Zajfen constituted of the works by The Vincent Award winners and other contemporary artists. Zaifen's collection was given to the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam on long-term loan. The award first took place at the

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. From 2006, The Vincent Award was hosted by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The winner was decided by six jury members headed by the director of the Stedelijk Museum. The jury consisted of professionals in the sphere of the European Arts.

The Jury of The Vincent Award 2008

#Manuel Borja-Villel (director of MACBA,

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) # Ian Dunlop (art historian,

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) #Ingvild Goetz ( Sammlung Goetz,

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) #Viktor Misiano (critic and curator,

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) #

Beatrix Ruf Beatrix Ruf (born 1960, Singen, Germany) is a German art curator and art advisor who held the position of director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam between November 2014 and October 2017. Formerly she was director of the Kunsthalle Zurich. She is ...

(director of Kunsthalle,

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) #Gijs van Tuyl (director of

)

Winners

#2016 - no winner #2014 -

Anri Sala Anri Sala (born 1974) is an Albanian contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. Life and career Sala studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Pari ...

# 2008 -

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Francis Alÿs Francis Alÿs (born 1959, Antwerp) is a Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist. His work emerges in the interdisciplinary space of art, architecture, and social practice. In 1986, Alÿs left behind his as an architect and relocated to Mexico City, ...

#2006 -

Wilhelm Sasnal Wilhelm Sasnal (born December 29, 1972) is a Polish painter, photographer, poster artist, illustrator and filmmaker. Sasnal graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1999. He is considered one of the most prominent and i ...

#2004 -

Paweł Althamer Paweł Althamer (born 12 May 1967, Warsaw) is a Polish contemporary sculptor, performer, collaborative artist and creator of installations, and video art. Life and work In the years 1988-1993, he studied sculpture at the Warsaw Academy of Fine ...

#2002 -

Neo Rauch Neo Rauch (; born 18 April 1960) is a German artist whose paintings mine the intersection of his personal history with the politics of industrial alienation. His work reflects the influence of socialist realism, and owes a debt to Surrealists ...

#2000 -

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a contemporary visual artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Helsinki. Ahtila is most known for her multi-panel cinematic installations. She experiments with narrative storytellin ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent Award Contemporary art awards Dutch visual arts awards Dutch contemporary art Awards established in 2000 European visual arts awards Vincent van Gogh

History

The Jury of The Vincent Award 2008

Winners

See also

References