Sugimoto Hiroshi Lightning Fields 119 2009 Gelatin silver print
©Hiroshi Sugimoto Courtesy Gallery Koyanagi
Recipients of the 21st Praemium Imperiale, awarded annually by the Japan Art Association (under the presidency of Prince Hitachi) to honor worldwide achievement in the arts, were announced on 24 September. Five prizes are awarded to one candidate in each of the five fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film. This year photographer Sugimoto Hiroshi was selected for the painting category, past recipients of which include Kusama Yayoi. In other categories, the sculpture award went to Richard Long and architecture to Zaha Hadid. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 October and the Meiji Kinenkan in Tokyo.
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