Independent Curators International has given the 2012 Leo Award to Dasha Zhukova. Named after the pioneering art dealer Leo Castelli, the Award honours the achievements of ground-breaking figures in the field of contemporary art. Zhukova, who has been busy turning Moscow into an epicentre for contemporary art, has been recognised for her "pioneering and forward thinking approach" to conceiving of and building new institutions and creating opportunities artists and curators.
