■Prize
German artist Isa Genzken was awarded the 2009 Yanghyun Prize on 9 October. Launched in 2008, the Yanghyun Prize is the first international art prize established by a Korean institution. The winner is awarded a cash prize of 100 million KRW (approx. 7.7million JPY) plus an exhibition at a world-renowned museum of the winner’s choosing within 3 years after the grant. Isa Genzken currently has a solo show on in Tokyo (see ART iT Pick link below).
Yanghyun Prize
http://www.yanghyunprize.org/