Announced on Thursday, September 10, the five Praemium Imperiale Laureates are Tadanori Yokoo for painting, Wolfgang Laib for sculpture (we talk about him on Domus 994 Green special report), Dominique Perrault for architecture, Mitsuko Uchida for music and Sylvie Guillem for theatre/film.
Praemium Imperiale
German artist Wolfgang Laib and French architect Dominique Perrault are two of the five Praemium Imperiale Laureates, announced today.
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- 10 September 2015
- Tokyo
The artists are recognized and awarded for their achievements, for the impact they have had internationally on the arts, and for their role in enriching the global community.
Each laureate receives an honorarium of 15 million yen and a testimonial letter. A medal will be presented by Honorary Patron of the Japan Art Association Prince Hitachi in an awards ceremony held in Tokyo on October 21, and followed by commemorative lectures by Dominique Perrault on October 22, by Tadanori Yokoo on October 23. The Grant for Young Artists was announced on September 10 in Berlin, and 2015 recipient of the Grant is the Yangon Film School (a Myanmar school with an headquarters in Berlin). The Yangon Film School will receive 5 million yen to assist their efforts to help young filmmakers.