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The Hugo Boss Prize was an award given every other year to an artist (or group of artists) working in any medium, anywhere in the world. Upon its establishment in 1996, it distinguished itself from other art awards because it has no restrictions on nationality or age. [1] The prize was administered by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and sponsored by the Hugo Boss clothing company, which since 1995 has been sponsoring various exhibitions and activities at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. [2] It included a cash award of US$100,000 and a tetrahedral trophy.

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A jury of five to six curators, critics, and scholars was responsible for the selection of the artists. They nominated six or seven artists for the shortlist; several months later, they chose the winner of the prize. In the prize's early years, most nominated artists were little known. [1] In 1996 and 1998, the nominated artists exhibited their work at the now-defunct Guggenheim Soho, where a space on the second floor was named the Hugo Boss Gallery in 1996; [3] since 2000, only the winning artist has shown his or her work. The Guggenheim Foundation discontinued the prize in 2022. [4] [5]

History of the Prize

1996 The first Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Matthew Barney, an American filmmaker and sculptor. The other nominees were:

1998 Douglas Gordon, a Scottish video artist, won the second Hugo Boss prize. The other nominees were:

2000 The third Hugo Boss Prize went to Marjetica Potrč, a Slovenian artist, architect and urban theorist working in sculpture and photography. The other nominees were:

2002 Pierre Huyghe, a French artist who works in multiple media, won the fourth Hugo Boss Prize. The other nominees were:

2004 The fifth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Rirkrit Tiravanija, a Thai artist born in Buenos Aires who now works in New York, Berlin and Bangkok. The other nominees were:

2006 The sixth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to the British artist Tacita Dean. The other nominees were:

2008

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

2010

The eighth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to the German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann who chose to pin the prize money to the walls of the Guggenheim. [6] The other nominees were:

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 awarded to the American artist Paul Chan. [7] Other nominated artists were:

In March 2014, nominee Steve McQueen withdrew his name from consideration for the Hugo Boss Prize because of the demands of promoting his Oscar-winning movie 12 Years A Slave . [8]

2016

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

2018

The twelfth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Simone Leigh, an American interdisciplinary multimedia artist. The other nominees were: [10]

2020

The thirteenth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to Deana Lawson, an American photographer. [13] The other nominees were: [14]

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  4. ↑ Durón, Maximilíano (September 23, 2022). "Guggenheim Museum Nixes Closely Watched $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize" . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ Sutton, Benjamin (September 26, 2022). "After 26 years, Guggenheim discontinues prestigious $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Paul Chan Wins Hugo Boss Prize". artnet News. November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Milliards, Coline (March 3, 2014). "A Busy Steve McQueen Withdraws from the Hugo Boss Prize Shortlist". artnet News. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hugo Boss Prize".
  10. ↑ Samaha, Barry. "Simone Leigh Garners the Hugo Boss Prize 2018 at the Guggenheim Museum". Forbes. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Artist Simone Leigh Wins Guggenheim's 2018 Hugo Boss Prize" . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Guggenheim Names Hugo Boss Prize 2018 Short List". ARTnews.com. December 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ Goldstein, Caroline (October 22, 2020). "Deana Lawson Wins the 2020 Hugo Boss Prize, Becoming the First Photographer Ever to Take the Prestigious Award". artnet News. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  14. ↑ Williams, Maxwell (November 19, 2019). "Meet the 6 Rising-Star Artists Competing for the Coveted $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize". artnet News. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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