Congratulations to visible artist Remy Jungerman who was awarded the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Artwork on the awards ceremony held on the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Different laureates are biochemist Carolyn Bertozzi, biomedical researcher Vishva M. Dixit, historian Sunil Amrith, environmental scientist Carl Folke, and cognitive neuroscientist Kia Nobre are awarded the 2022 Heineken Prizes.
The jury praised the artist for the way in which he interweaves the cultures of the international locations that outline him: Suriname, the Netherlands, and america. “By utilizing geometric patterns and horizontals composed of panels various of size, width, and color, Jungerman creates a novel model and an intensive layering in his work. This type and connection of traditions presents the viewers a brand new visible language that initiates a dialogue between disparate cultures.”
The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Artwork is the most important visible artwork prize within the Netherlands. The award was established in 1988 by Alfred H. Heineken to honour and encourage high expertise within the arts of their improvement and to boost their worldwide prominence as artists. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is accountable for the nomination and choice course of.
For extra info on Jungerman, see Press launch (pdf)
Additionally see https://www.heinekenprizes.org/award-ceremony/ and https://www.theheinekencompany.com/newsroom/winners-of-heineken-prizes-2022-announced/#:~:textual content=Thepercent20laureatespercent20willpercent20bepercent20presented,onpercent20Thursdaypercent2029percent20Septemberpercent202022.