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The Japan Art Association announced the names of this years Praemium Imperiale Laureates: |
| September 13th, 2012 01:35:11 am |
LONDON.- The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. Now in its 24th year, since its inauguration in 1989 it has become a mark of the highest international distinction for achievement in the arts. The awards honour individuals from all over the world who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the arts and are made in five categories – Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Theatre/film. The awards will be presented by Prince Hitachi, Honorary Patron of the Japan Art Association, the younger brother of the Emperor of Japan, at a ceremony in Tokyo in October. Each Laureate will receive an honorarium of 15 million yen (c. 115,000), a diploma and a medal – making the Awards globally the most substantial. The list of major artists selected this year includes Cai Guo-Quiang, the brilliantly innovative Chinese artist who created the |
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