Ilya and Emilia Kabakov awarded the Imperial Prize
The artists, whose retrospective is being held in Moscow, received the award for his contribution to the arts, awarded the imperial family of Japan
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov named winners of awards Premium Imperiale, awarded to the imperial family of Japan for his contribution to the art. They will receive an award in the nomination «sculpture». About the Premium Imperiale awards announced the representative of the Japan Art Association Sigeaki Hadzama at the opening of the Center of Contemporary Culture «garage» Kabakov exhibition in their large retrospective in Moscow. That was reported by RIA Novosti.
The ceremony will be held in Tokyo on October 15 in the presence of Crown Prince Hitachi.
cash prize of 15 million yen at (126 thousand dollars). Kabakov use it for charitable purposes: one-third will be children's fund «life line», a third - the house of the elderly, even a third - at the Children's Library device. These plans reported Emilia Kabakov.
Other winners Premium Imperiale in 2008 became a British artist Richard Hamilton, one of the pioneers of pop art, the Swiss architect Peter Tsumtor, Indian conductor Zubin Mehta and Kabuki actor Sakata Todzyuro.
Among Russian Premium Imperiale Laureates of previous years were Sofia Gubaidulina, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alfred Schnittke, Maya Plisetskaya.
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