Second edition of Future Generation Art Prize launched

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation has launched the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize of $100,000. The Prize is open to artists of up to 35 and applications can be made online with a closing date of 6 May 2012.

Cinthia Marcelle, a Brazilian artist who makes films, photographs and installations, won the inaugural prize in 2011. She was selected by a jury consisting of Daniel Birnbaum, Okwui Enwezor, Yuko Hasegawa, Ivo Mesquita, Eckhard Schneider, Robert Storr and Ai Weiwei.
Image: Victor Pinchuk, founder of the Future Generation Art Prize

First recipient of Victor Pinchuk's Future Generation Art Prize announced

Cinthia Marcelle, a Brazilian artist who makes films, photographs and installations, is the winner of the first Future Generation Art Prize from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. She receives USD$60,000 in cash and USD40,000 to be invested in the production of new work.

Marcelle was seleted by a jury consisting of Daniel Birnbaum, Okwui Enwezor, Yuko Hasegawa, Ivo Mesquita, Eckhard Schneider, Robert Storr and Ai Weiwei. 

You can see her work here.

Image: Cinthia Marcelle, O Conversador (The Speaker), 2005, photograph, 50 x 70cm