Led by jury president Massimiliano Gioni, the 2015 Absolut Art Award jury have announced the finalists as follows:
Art Work
Trisha Donelly (USA)
Camille Henrot (France / USA)
Ragnar Kjartansson (Iceland)
Minouk Lim (Korea)
Frances Stark (USA)
Art Writing
Julia Bryan-Wilson (USA)
Mark Godfrey (UK)
Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer (USA)
Helen Molesworth (USA)
Dieter Roelstraete (Belgium)
The finalists, selected from a longlist of nominees will be judged on a proposal for a new art work or project, or piece of writing. The two winners will be announced on 8 May in Venice with the Absolut Art Award ceremony taking place in September in Stockholm.
The winning artist will receive a cash prize of €20,000 (£14,900) and a budget of €100,00 (£74,600) to produce and exhibit a new work. The winning art writer also receives €20,000 and a budget of €25,000 (£18,650), to be used towards the research and production of a new art publication.
27 Jan 2015
