Aimia | AGO Photography Prize announces 2014 long list
Twenty-three photographers from six continents nominated for $50,000
prize
TORONTO, April 16, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Today the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize, Canada’s leading contemporary photography award, announced its most
diverse long list to date, as submitted by a group of international
nominators. The list, which features 23 exceptional artists, marks the
first time artists from all six continents have been represented. The
$50,000 CAD purse is awarded by public vote and honours living artists whose work in photography and video over the
past five years has shown extraordinary potential. A group of 13
curators, artists and scholars, themselves international experts in
photography, have each nominated two artists for the Prize — one from
their home countries or regions of expertise and one internationally.
The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize long list includes:
- Takashi Arai (Japan);
- Raymond Boisjoly (Haida Nation, Canada);
- Rodrigo Braga (Brazil);
- Elina Brotherus (Finland) ;
- Talia Chetrit (U.S.);
- Robyn Cumming (Canada);
- Chris Curreri (Canada);
- Pradeep Dalal (India);
- Lucas Foglia (USA);
- David Hartt (Canada);
- Jean-Paul Kelly (Canada);
- Meiro Koizumi (Japan);
- Owen Kydd (Canada);
- Elad Lassry (Israel) ;
- Angelica Mesiti (Australia);
- Sabelo Mlangeni (South Africa);
- Nandipha Mntambo (South Africa);
- Lisa Oppenheim (U.S.);
- Anna Ostoya (Poland);
- Birthe Piontek (Germany);
- Andrea Robbins & Max Becher (U.S. + Germany); and
- Martin Weber (Chile).
“I’m delighted by the scope and breadth of this year’s long list,” says
Matthew Teitelbaum, Director and CEO of the AGO. “These 23 artists
represent the leading edge of photo-based work across six continents,
offering a truly global snapshot of photography today. I congratulate
all of the nominees, and celebrate them as innovative, boundary-pushing
artists.”
“We’re proud to partner with the AGO for the seventh year to continue to
foster artistic development here in Canada and around the world,” says
Vince Timpano, President and CEO of Aimia in Canada. “On behalf of
Aimia, I would like to congratulate each of these talented and
inspiring artists on their well-deserved nominations. We also recognize
the contribution of the nominators, and thank them for sharing their
thoughtful selections of the most impactful work being done at this
time in the field of contemporary photography.”
The nominators for the 2014 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize are:
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Grant Arnold, writer, educator and Audain Curator of British Columbia Art, Vancouver
Art Gallery, Vancouver; - Veronica Cordeiro, curator, Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo, Uruguay;
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Moyra Davey, artist and nominee for the 2010 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize (then
called the Grange Prize); - Jon Davies, associate curator, Oakville Galleries;
- Gary Dufour, adjunct associate professor, University of Western Australia;
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Tamar Garb, Durning Lawrence Professor in the History of Art, University College,
London, U.K.; -
Gauri Gill, photographer and winner of the 2011 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize
(then called the Grange Prize); - Marie-Josée Jean, director, VOX Contemporary Image Centre, Montreal;
- Mami Kataoka, chief curator, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo;
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Jonathan Shaughnessy, associate curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada,
Ottawa; -
Brian Sholis, associate curator of Photography at the Cincinnati Art Museum,
Cincinnati; - Kim Simon, writer and curator, Gallery TPW, Toronto; and
- Beatrix Ruf, director/curator, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich.
A jury of three experts—headed by Sophie Hackett, associate curator of photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario and
including Nigerian-born curator, writer and scholar Okwui Enwezor and American artist Laurie Simmons—will select a short list of four artists, including at least one
Canadian artist. These artists will receive a fully funded six-week
residency in Canada and their work will be exhibited at the AGO
beginning Sept. 3, 2014. The winner will be selected by public vote inside the exhibition and
online at http://www.aimiaagophotographyprize.com, with online voting beginning Aug. 13, 2014. The winner, who will be announced on Oct. 29, 2014, receives $50,000 CAD.
Please watch for the short list announcement on Aug. 13 2014. For updates on the prize and additional information please visit http://www.AimiaAGOPhotographyPrize.com and follow @AimiaAGOPrize on Twitter.
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With a collection of more than 80,000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America. From the
vast body of Group of Seven and signature Canadian works to the African
art gallery, from the cutting-edge contemporary art to Peter Paul
Rubens’ masterpiece The Massacre of The Innocents, the AGO offers an incredible art experience with each visit. In 2002
Kenneth Thomson’s generous gift of 2,000 remarkable works of Canadian
and European art inspired Transformation AGO, an innovative
architectural expansion by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry that in
2008 resulted in one of the most critically acclaimed architectural
achievements in North America. Highlights include Galleria Italia, a
gleaming showcase of wood and glass running the length of an entire
city block, and the often-photographed spiral staircase, beckoning
visitors to explore. The AGO has an active membership program offering
great value, and the AGO’s Weston Family Learning Centre offers
engaging art and creative programs for children, families, youth and
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The Art Gallery of Ontario is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of
Tourism, Culture and Sport. Additional operating support is received
from the City of Toronto, the Canada Council for the Arts and generous
contributions from AGO members, donors and private-sector partners.
The AGO acknowledges the generous support of Aimia, Signature Partner of the Photography Collection Program.
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