Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy

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Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
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Awarded forGlobal achievement in Arts and Philosophy
Location Kyoto, Japan
Presented by Inamori Foundation
First awarded1985
Website kyotoprize.org

The Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation for lifetime achievements in the arts and philosophy. The Prize is one of three Kyoto Prize categories; the others are the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology and the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences. The first Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy was awarded to Olivier Messiaen in 1985, the "greatest composer to have emerged from 20th century France". [1] The Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in fields not traditionally honored with a Nobel Prize. [2]

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Prizes

A Kyoto laureate is awarded a gold medal, a diploma, and a prize money of 100 million yen (US$913,100 or €825,800 as of January 2020), [3] making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

Kyoto laureates in Arts and Philosophy

The Kyoto Prize is awarded annually in three categories: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy. The category Arts and Philosophy consists of four fields which are awarded in alternating cycles: Music, Arts, Theater and Cinema, and Thought and Ethics.

Laureates

Source: Kyoto Prize

Music

YearLaureateCountry
1985 Olivier Messiaen (1986).jpg Olivier Messiaen Flag of France.svg  France 1908–1992A Composer Who Left a Significant Mark on the 20th Century Music with His Original Theoretical Framework Fundamentally Dependent upon Catholicism [4]
1989 John Cage (1988).jpg John Cage Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1912–1992A Composer Who Established a New Style of Contemporary Music by His New Concept of "Chance Music" and Non-Western Musical Thought [5]
1993 Lutoslawski3.jpg Witold Lutosławski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1913–1994A Composer Who Opened New Possibilities of a Contemporary Musical Expression of Atonality and Aleatory Influenced by East European Folk Music [6]
1997 Iannis Xenakis 1975.jpg Iannis Xenakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1922–2001A Composer Who Created a Totally New Music Using Computer-Aided Approach by Viewing Music Statistically as a Set of "Sound Elements" [7]
2001 Gyorgy Ligeti (1984).jpg György Ligeti Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1923–2006A Composer with Superb Originality and Firm Commitment to Innovation who Continues to Present New Challenges [8]
2005 Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1980).jpg Nikolaus Harnoncourt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1929–2016A musician of exceptional creativity who has contributed to the establishment of the historically informed performance of European early music, and who has extended his principles and interpretation to modern music [9]
2009 Pierre Boulez (1968).jpg Pierre Boulez Flag of France.svg  France 1925–2016A Musician Who Has Consistently Set Trends through His Composition, Conducting, Writing, and Organizational Operation [10]
2013 Taylor Cecil moersfestival 120508.jpg Cecil Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1929–2018An Innovative Jazz Musician Who Has Fully Explored the Possibilities of Piano Improvisation [11]
2017 Taruskin-2014 (cropped).jpg Richard Taruskin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1947–2022A Musicologist and Critic of Prodigious Erudition Who Has Transformed Contemporary Perspectives on Music through Historical Research and Essays That Defy Conventional Critical Paradigms [12]
2022 Zakir Hussain Flag of India.svg  India born 1951A Highly Innovative and Creative Artist who Opened up the New Musical Possibilities of the Tabla, a Traditional Indian Percussion Instrument [13]

Arts

YearLaureateCountry
1986 Isamu Noguchi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1904–1988An Artist Who Fused Eastern and Western Tradition not only in Sculpture but also in Broad Areas of Physical Design [14]
1990 Renzo Piano cropped.jpg Renzo Piano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy born 1937An Architect Who Elicited a New Potentiality for Architecture by Lifting Technology to the Realm of Fine Art [15]
1995 Roy Lichtenstein.jpg Roy Lichtenstein Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1923–1997A Painter Whose Pop-Art Motifs Continuously Challenged Established Concepts of Art Its Role in Modern Society [16]
1998 Nam June Paik Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1932–2006An Artist Who Launched the Field of "Media Art" With His Inventive Use of Image Media in Modern Art [17]
2002 Tadao Ando 2004.jpg Tadao Ando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan born 1941An architect who explored the limits of humankind's relationship with nature through his original forms and structures [18]
2006 Issey Miyake Tokyo 2016.jpg Issey Miyake Flag of Japan.svg  Japan born 1938A designer who has made great contribution to the innovative development of clothing by fusing Eastern and Western cultures and applying cutting edge technology [19]
2010 William Kentridge DSC 2685.JPG William Kentridge Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa born 1955An Artist Who Has Created an Original Art by Fusing Traditional Drawings with Animation and Other Media [20]
2014 Zhi Cun hukuminoXiao Xiang Xie Zhen .png Fukumi Shimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan born 1924An Artist in Constant Pursuit of the Fundamental Human Value of Harmonious Coexistence with Nature through the Artistic Creation of Tsumugi Kimono on the Basis of Folk Wisdom [21]
2018 Joan Jonas Flag of the United States.svg  United States born 1936An Artist Who Pioneered New Artistic Expression by Integrating Performance Art and New Media, Remaining at the Forefront of Contemporary Art for 50 Years [22]
2023 Nalini Malani.jpg Nalini Malani Flag of India.svg  India born 1946An Artist from the Non-Western World Who Has Faced the Predicaments of the Oppressed, Pioneered Artistic Expression Representing the Voice of the Voiceless, and Contributed to the “Decentralization” of Art [23]

Theater, cinema

YearLaureateCountry
1987 Andrzej Wajda OFF Plus Camera 2012 (cropped).jpg Andrzej Wajda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1926–2016A Film Director Who Kept a Firm Eye on the Tumultuous Era of Poland in the 20th Century and Has Depicted Liberty, Courage and Dignity of Human Beings [24]
1991 Peter Brook.JPG Peter Stephen Paul Brook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1925–2022A Stage Director, Who Has Inspired New Anima to Classic Repertories through His Innovative Rendering Which Amalgamates Essential Expressions of West and East Theatre Traditions [25]
1994 Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg Akira Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1910–1998A Film Director Who Has Pursued the Humanity with an Acute Insight and Highly Original Images [26]
1999 Maurice-Bejart--1984---w.jpg Maurice Béjart Flag of France.svg  France 1927–2007A Choreographer Who Has Contributed the Dance to Regain Its Status as Fine Art through His Major Performances such as the "Sacre du Printemps" and the "Bolero" [27]
2003 Tamao Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1919–2006The Foremost Master Puppeteer in Bunraku, a Major Classical Performance Art of Japan [28]
2007 Pina Bausch cropped 2.jpg Pina Bausch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1940–2009A choreographer who has broken down the boundaries between dance and theater and pioneered a new direction for theatrical art [29]
2011 BandoTamasaburoV Nihonbashi Dec2012 cropped 2.jpg Tamasaburo Bando V Flag of Japan.svg  Japan born 1950A Creator of Elegant Beauty Whose Artistry with Kabuki at Its Core Crosses Many Genres of Performing Arts [30]
2015 John Neumeier Flag of the United States.svg  United States born 1942A Choreographer Who Developed 20th Century Ballet to New Levels, and Continues to Lead the Global Dance Scene Today [31]
2019 Ariane Mnouchkine Flag of France.svg  France born 1939A Stage Director Who Has Innovated Theatrical Expressions Through Her Original Masterpieces for Over Half a Century. [32]
2024 William Forsythe 2012 (cropped).jpg William Forsythe Flag of the United States.svg  United States born 1949The Choreographer Who Opened a New Horizon of Performing Arts by Radically Renewing Methodologies and Aesthetics of Ballet and Dance [33]


Thought and ethics

YearLaureateCountry
1988 Paul Thieme Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1905–2001One of the Most Eminent Indologists of the 20th Century Who Made a Significant Contribution to the Comprehension of Indo-Aryan and the Ancient Indian Philosophy through His Detailed Studies of Vedic [34]
1992 Karl Popper2.jpg Karl Raimund Popper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1902–1994A Philosopher Who Gave a Great Impact on the Intellectual World of Natural and Social Science by What He Calls Falsifiability Criterion and Advocated the Realization of Open Society Based on the "Critical Rationalism" [35]
1996 Willard Van Orman Quine Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1908–2000A Philosopher Who Made Significant Contribution to the Development of Contemporary Philosophy by Rejecting the Method of Analytic-Synthetic Distinction and Naturalizing Epistemology Based on a Holistic and Systematic Linguistic Framework [36]
2000 Paul Ricœur Flag of France.svg  France 1913–2005An Imposing Construct of Hermeneutic Phenomenology that Embraces a New Concept of Ethics [37]
2004 JuergenHabermas retouched.jpg Jürgen Habermas Flag of Germany.svg  Germany born 1929Achievements in social philosophy, in particular establishment of the communicative action theory and discourse ethics, and its application in practical activities for a public-minded ideal society [38]
2008 Charles Taylor (cropped).jpg Charles Margrave Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada born 1931Construction of a Social Philosophy to Pursue the Coexistence of Diverse Cultures [39]
2012 Gayatri Spivak on Subversive Festival.jpg Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Flag of India.svg  India born 1942A Critical Theorist and Educator Speaking for the Humanities Against Intellectual Colonialism in Relation to the Globalized World [40]
2016 Martha Nussbaum.jpg Martha Craven Nussbaum Flag of the United States.svg  United States born 1947A Philosopher Who Has Developed a New Theory of Justice Advocating the Capabilities Approach [41]
2021 Bruno Latour in Taiwan P1250394 (cropped).jpg Bruno Latour Flag of France.svg  France 1947–2022Radically Re-examining “Modernity” by Developing a Philosophy that Focuses on Interactions Between Technoscience and Social Structure [42]

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