Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award

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The Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award is an annual art competition hosted by the Kuryokhin Center. [1] The award was established in 2009 and is named after Russian composer Sergey Kuryokhin.

Categories for the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award include Grand-Prix Pop-Mechanica, Best Curatorial Project, Best Visual Art Project, Best Media Object, Best Public Art Project, Best Text on Contemporary Art, and Best Science Art Project. [2]

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References

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