For the first time ever, the Preis der Nationalgalerie, Germany’s top prize for young contemporary artists, has been shared between four winners. The 2024 iteration of the prestigious award is shared by Pan Daijing, Daniel Lie, Hanne Lippard and James Richards. Each will produce a new work, which will be presented in a joint exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin from April to September 2024. According to a press release, “the new format of the prize takes up the idea of the exhibition as a collective exchange and aims to expand the collection with the purchase of four new pieces.
Daijing, a Chinese-born, Berlin-based producer whose practice further extends to performance, installation and choreography, was chosen for her works evoking an “intensely psychological sense of space”. Lie, born in São Paulo and based in Berlin, has won acclaim for his sculptural installations incorporating ephemeral materials and investigating questions of ecology and “non-human life forms”. Singer Lippard, born in England and residing in Berlin, was sought out for her immersive sound sculptures centered on political concerns, while Richards, originally from Wales living in Berlin, was nominated for her works putting experimental techniques to the fore. questioning service. of history and memory, archives and preservation.
“With this new format, the Hamburger Bahnhof sets an example of collective thinking in art,” said Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, the institution’s curators, in a statement. “The museum thus shows different artistic positions as equal and in direct dialogue with each other by awarding them a common prize. At the same time, the Preis der Nationalgalerie will be closely linked to the Hamburger Bahnhof collection, thus preserving the respective snapshots of the art scene for the future.
Although the prize, which was established in 2013, does not come with any monetary award, it is highly coveted, which can raise an artist’s profile. Past winners include Anne Imhof, Cyprien Gaillard, Katharina Grosse and 2021 winner Sandra Mujinga.
