The exhibition opens in Fall 2024 and runs until February 2025
Dana Kavelina, It can’t be that there’s nothing that can’t be returned. Photographs provided by the PinchukArtCentre © 2022. Photographer: Sergey Illin.
PinchukArtCentre announces the artist shortlist for the 7th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize with newly commissioned works by the artists on show at the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv. Selected from over 12,000 entries, the shortlist includes 20 artists and artist collectives spanning five continents. They are joined by the Ukrainian winner of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2022 who is automatically shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize. This edition marks the 15th anniversary of the Future Generation Art Prize.
Open to all artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium, the prize has had a significant impact on the careers of artists who have subsequently gained international recognition, affirming its role in shaping the future of contemporary art. The prize has also been central to platforming Ukrainian artists on a global stage and connecting them with artists across the world. Following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the prize has continued to demonstrate resilience during times of conflict, championing creativity and supporting a global arts community.
Shortlisted artists for the Future Generation Art Prize 2024 are Sinzo Aanza (33,Congo), Tara Abdullah (27, Iraq), Julian Abraham “Togar” (36, Indonesia), Andrius Arutiunian (32, Lithuania), Salim Bayri (31, Morocco), Castiel Brasileiro (27, Brazil), Giulia Cenci (35, Italy), Nolan Oswald Dennis (35, South Africa), Yasmine El Meleegy (32, Egypt), Bekhbaatar Enkhtur (29, Mongolia), Veronika Hapchenko (28, Ukraine), Dana Kavelina (28, Ukraine), Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien (33, France), Dina Mimi (29, Palestine), Sandra Mujinga (34, Norway), Hira Nabi (36, Pakistan), Ipeh Nur (30,Indonesia), Ashfika Rahman (35, Bangladesh), Buhlebezwe Siwani (36, South Africa), Zhang Xu Zhan (35, Taiwan) and Ziyang Wu (33, China).
The Future Generation Art Prize 2024 award ceremony will take place later in 2024. The main prize winner receives a US $100,000 split between a $60,000 cash prize and a $40,000 investment in their practice. A further $20,000 is awarded as a special prize between up to five artists at the discretion of the jury for supporting projects that develop their artistic practice. The artist Dana Kavelinais included as the winner of the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2022—a national contemporary art prize awarded to Ukrainian artists aged 35 years old or younger. All other artists have been chosen by an international selection committee, composed of 7 experts appointed by the jury members. This includes Raphael Chikukwa, Executive director and chief curator of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe; Mariam Elnozahy, Artistic Director of Konsthall C in Stockholm, Sweden; Billy Fowo, Writer and Curator at SAVVY Contemporary Berlin, Evelyne Jouanno, Independent curator and art historian, professor at NABA (Rome); Inga Lāce, Chief сurator of the Almaty Museum of Arts; Marta Papini, Associate curator of The Parliament of Marmots, the 9th Biennale Gherdëina and Thiago de Paula Souza, Curator, educator, and member of the curatorial board of Nesr Art foundation.
A distinguished international jury determines the main prize and special prizes winners at their meeting in Kyiv during the Future Generation Art Prize exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre. The Jury includes Cecilia Alemani, Curator of the 59th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia; Hou Hanru, Art critic and curator, former Artistic Director of MAXXI (Rome); Diane Lima, Independent curator and writer; Simon Njami, Independent curator, lecturer, art critic and novelist; Björn Geldhof, Artistic Director of the PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv); and Alicia Knock, Curator, Head of the Contemporary Creation and Prospective Department at the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Director of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin.
Björn Geldhof, Artistic Director of the PinchukArtCentre, said:“This year marks the 15th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. Since its inception in 2009, this artist-driven prize has contributed to discovering and fostering new global talent. Now, working in times that are extremely challenging, the prize is also a show of strength and resilience. In Fall, we will present 21 shortlisted artists from all over the world, bringing them and their works to Kyiv. It shows that no matter what, Ukraine remains a country that is open to the world and remains engaged with topics and issues that concern others. At the same time, we are strengthened by the support of all those artists, taking risks and sharing their works where it matters most.”
The exhibition is opens in Fall 2024, to February, 2025, at the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv, Ukraine. Opening hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 to 21:00. Admission is free. For more information, please visit PinchukArtCentre.
