Shortlist Preis der Nationalgalerie 2019. Pauline Curnier Jardin, Simon Fujiwara, Flaka Haliti and Katja Novitskova nominated.

Berlin. In cooperation with BMW as long-term partner the Preis der Nationalgalerie will be awarded for the tenth time this fall. From among the 70 nominations, the international jury has chosen the following artists:

Pauline Curnier Jardin (born 1980 in Marseille, lives in Berlin)
Simon Fujiwara (born 1982 in London, lives in Berlin)
Flaka Haliti (born 1982 in Prishtina, lives in Munich)
Katja Novitskova (born 1984 in Tallinn, lives in Amsterdam and Berlin)

A joint exhibition of the artists’ work will be shown from August 16, 2019 to January 12, 2020 at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin. A second jury will choose the prizewinner on September 12, 2019. The award consists of a solo exhibition with a catalogue at one of the institutions of Berlin’s Nationalgalerie in the fall of 2020.

Members of the first jury were:

Nikola Dietrich, Director of Kölnischer Kunstverein
Doris Dörrie, Writer and Filmmaker
Marina Fokidis, Curator, Writer and Director of South as a State of Mind Journal 
Ulrich Matthes, Actor
Bige Örer, Director of Istanbul Biennial

After intensive discussions, the jury selected four artistic and relevant positions, which convinced them with their independence, their contemporary themes and their transformation into a personal and complex artistic language.

The Preis der Nationalgalerie focuses on young important positions of today. Artists of all nationalities are eligible if they are currently working in Germany and are less than 40 years old. The nomination of the four artists was celebrated with numerous artists and guests from cultural life, business, and society at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin on March 1, 2019.

For further information see www.preisdernationalgalerie.de

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Prof. Dr Thomas Girst
BMW Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs 
Head of Cultural Engagement 
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