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The Hugo Boss Prize was a special art award given out every two years. It honored artists from anywhere in the world, no matter what kind of art they made. What made it unique was that artists of any age or nationality could be nominated.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation managed the prize. The Hugo Boss clothing company sponsored it. Winners received $100,000 and a cool pyramid-shaped trophy. A group of art experts, like curators and critics, chose the artists. They first picked a few artists for a shortlist. Then, they chose one winner from that list. In the early years, many nominated artists were not very well known. The prize ended in 2022.

History of the Prize

1996

The very first Hugo Boss Prize went to Matthew Barney. He is an American filmmaker and sculptor. Other artists nominated that year were:

1998

Douglas Gordon, a video artist from Scotland, won the second prize. The other artists nominated were:

2000

The third Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Marjetica Potrč. She is an artist from Slovenia. She works with sculptures and photos. The other nominees were:

  • Vito Acconci (United States)
  • Maurizio Cattelan (Italy)
  • Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset (Denmark and Norway)
  • Tom Friedman (United States)
  • Barry Le Va (United States)
  • Tunga (Brazil)

2002

Pierre Huyghe, a French artist, won the fourth prize. He creates art using many different types of media. The other nominees were:

  • Francis Alÿs (Mexico)
  • Ólafur Elíasson (Denmark)
  • Hachiya Kazuhiko (Japan)
  • Koo Jeong-A (South Korea)
  • Anri Sala (Albania)

2004

The fifth Hugo Boss Prize went to Rirkrit Tiravanija. He is a Thai artist who was born in Buenos Aires. He works in New York, Berlin, and Bangkok. The other nominees were:

  • Franz Ackermann (Germany)
  • Rivane Neuenschwander (Brazil)
  • Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij (The Netherlands)
  • Simon Starling (United Kingdom)
  • Yang Fudong (China)

2006

The sixth Hugo Boss Prize was given to the British artist Tacita Dean. The other artists nominated were:

  • Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla (US and Puerto Rico)
  • John Bock (Germany)
  • Damián Ortega (Mexico)
  • Aïda Ruilova (US)
  • Tino Sehgal (Germany)

2008

The seventh Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Palestinian artist Emily Jacir. The other nominees were:

  • Christoph Büchel (Iceland)
  • Patty Chang (United States)
  • Sam Durant (United States)
  • Joachim Koester (Denmark)
  • Roman Signer (Switzerland)

2010

The eighth Hugo Boss Prize went to the German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann. He famously pinned his prize money to the walls of the Guggenheim Museum. The other nominees were:

  • Cao Fei (PRC)
  • Roman Ondák (Slovakia)
  • Walid Raad (Lebanon/United States)
  • Natascha Sadr Haghighian (Iraq/Germany)
  • Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand)

2012

The ninth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to the Vietnamese artist Danh Vo. The other nominees were:

2014

The tenth Hugo Boss Prize was given to the American artist Paul Chan. Other artists nominated were:

In March 2014, nominee Steve McQueen decided to withdraw his name. This was because he was very busy promoting his Oscar-winning movie 12 Years A Slave.

2016

The eleventh Hugo Boss prize was awarded to the South Korean conceptual artist Anicka Yi. The other nominees were:

  • Tania Bruguera (Cuba)
  • Mark Leckey (Great Britain)
  • Ralph Lemon (United States)
  • Laura Owens (United States)
  • Wael Shawky (Egypt)

2018

The twelfth Hugo Boss Prize went to Simone Leigh. She is an American artist who works with many different types of art. The other nominees were:

  • Bouchra Khalili (Morocco)
  • Teresa Margolles (Mexico)
  • Emeka Ogboh (Nigeria)
  • Frances Stark (United States)
  • Wu Tsang (United States)

2020

The thirteenth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Deana Lawson. She is an American photographer. The other nominees were:

  • Nairy Baghramian (Iran)
  • Kevin Beasley (United States)
  • Elias Sime (Ethiopia)
  • Cecilia Vicuña (Chile)
  • Adrián Villar Rojas (Argentina)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Premio Hugo Boss para niños

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