The winner of 2009 became videohudozhnitsa Pipilotti Rist. She received the award in the amount of 70 thousand euro

In the UK there is a Turner Prize (J. M. W. Turner), in France - Prize Marcel Duchamp (Marcel Duchamp), and in Catalonia, two years ago, a prize named Joan Miro (Joan Miró ). The award ceremony takes place in the conference room Miro Foundation - one of the most popular museums in Barcelona. Miro Prize, is among the largest art awards the world - the winner receives 70 thousand euro.

The award is awarded every two years. The winner in 2007 became the Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (Olafur Eliasson) - the one that found in the turbine hall of Tate Modern giant sun. And in this year's award received videohudozhnitsa Swiss Pipilotti Rist (Pipilotti Rist). Moskovskie lovers of contemporary art are familiar with her work - two years ago at the Museum of Architecture named Shchusev held its exhibition. And last winter video Rist could be seen on the big screen at Raushskoy embankment project center «garage» Moscow on the Move.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Source: artdaily.org , artinvestment.ru

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in London, nominated for the Turner Prize