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Gulf Today
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Jameel Arts Centre Dubai wins Medal at first Art Basel Awards
Art Jameel, the organisation that supports artists and creative communities, has announced that its Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai is one of three institutions globally awarded a Medal in the inaugural year of the Art Basel Awards, which recognises those 'shaping the next generation of cutting-edge artistry'. A distinguished jury of leading museum directors awarded this 'gold standard for excellence' to those who 'defy categorisation and challenge conventions'. Alongside Art + Practice (Los Angeles, California) and RAW Material Company (Dakar, Senegal), Jameel Arts Centre was recognised in the Museums and Institutions category. 'From a nominee pool of the world's most influential voices and promising rising talents, an international jury of experts awards 36 medallists for their vanguard vision, skill and impact,' said the organisers of the Art Basel Awards, chaired by Vincenzo de Bellis, Chair, Art Basel Awards and Art Basel's Director of Fairs and Exhibition Platforms. The Medal will be presented on June 19 to Art Jameel Chair and Co-Founder Fady Jameel, at a premier reception during Art Basel's historic flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland, while Art Jameel Director Antonia Carver will present the work of Jameel Arts Centre at the Art Basel Awards Summit on June 20. Children's event at Jameel Arts Centre. Fady Jameel said: 'We are deeply honoured to receive this landmark award for Jameel Arts Centre – this recognition of our work is all the more meaningful in that it comes from the industry itself, and we thank the Art Basel Awards and the jury of highly influential, expert colleagues from around the world. At Art Jameel, our mantra is that the arts are fundamental to life and accessible to all: we are proud to serve as Dubai's contemporary arts museum and to contribute to the region and beyond – collecting, commissioning and exhibiting dynamic artists, providing research and learning programmes and access to contemporary arts and ideas, for everyone.' According to Vincenzo de Bellis, the Art Basel Awards are 'not a competition, but a beacon. They shine a light on those working with radical vision, skill, and commitment to building communities of practice and exchange.' This year's Art Basel Awards jury was challenged to spotlight visionaries creating new narratives, building alternative spaces, and pushing forward cultural conversation. The distinguished jury is composed of leaders from every continent around the world, including Hoor Al-Qasimi, President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation; Elena Filipovic, Director, Kunstmuseum Basel; Jessica Morgan, Nathalie de Gunzberg Director, Dia Art Foundation, New York; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine, London; Adriano Pedrosa, Artistic Director, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP); Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+, Hong Kong; Franklin Sirmans, Director, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); and Philip Tinari, Director and Chief Executive, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. The Art Basel Awards also pay tribute to jury member Koyo Kouoh (1967-2025), the highly influential Executive Director and Chief Curator, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), Cape Town, and Curator, 61st International Art Exhibition (2026), La Biennale di Venezia. Antonia Carver, Director, Art Jameel. Later this year, the Medalists will pilot a peer-driven process, whereby they will vote to select up to 12 Gold Medalists from among themselves, representing the Art Basel Awards' highest honour and offering a new model of recognition, to be revealed in December 2025 during the Official Night of the Art Basel Awards in Miami Beach. Launched by Art Basel in 2025, the Art Basel Awards are the world's first global honours dedicated to recognising excellence across the contemporary art world. Each year, an International Jury of experts awards the Medals to individuals and organisations spanning the industry, whose practices and contributions shape the future of art. Medalists are selected against four key pillars: vision and innovation, skill and execution, engagement, and broader impact. The Awards confer support in the form of honorariums alongside global networking, philanthropic initiatives, partnerships and high-profile commissions, designed to propel Medalists' work onto new platforms and initiate new networks. Medalists are recognised globally by Art Basel through year-round campaigns and initiatives, including the Art Basel Awards Summit, the annual thought leadership conference for the most influential figures in the global art world and neighbouring creative industries, held in Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Art Basel stages the world's premier art fairs for Modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, and Paris. Art Basel's engagement includes digital platforms including the Art Basel App and initiatives such as the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, the Art Basel Awards, and the Art Basel Shop. Art Basel's Global Lead Partner is UBS. Known as one of Dubai's hubs for contemporary arts and ideas, Jameel Arts Centre presents curated solo and group exhibitions drawn from the Art Jameel Collection and through regional and international collaborations. The Centre is a 10,000-square-metre, three-storey, multi-disciplinary space designed by UK-based practice, Serie Architects. The building is ornamented by seven gardens, designed by landscape architect Anouk Vogel, which reflect local and global desert biomes. Sitting alongside is the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park, designed by Waiwai and a collaboration between Art Jameel and Dubai Holding. Located by the creek in Dubai's Jaddaf Waterfront neighbourhood, the Jameel's galleries are complemented by the Jameel Library, an open-access research centre dedicated to artists and cultural movements in the Gulf States and beyond, project and commission spaces, a writer's studio, the artisan seasonal dining concept, Teible, and the Art Jameel Shop.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Art Basel 2025: Formafantasma, Grace Wales Bonner Medalists of Brand New Award
MILAN — The art world has a brand new accolade for individuals who resonate across the creative universe. On Thursday, Art Basel organizers named 36 visionary contenders, among them London-based fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner, design studio Formafantasma, as well as Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani, Swiss art patron Maja Hoffmann and Chinese artist Cao Fei, who has worked with fashion brands Prada and Gucci. These 36 names were selected across nine award categories and recognized through categories that include emerging, established and iconic creators of art, and broader art industry categories include curators, museums and institutions, patrons and media. More from WWD Christoph von Weyhe, Lifelong Partner of Azzedine Alaïa, Dies at 88 This Parachute-like Linen Blend Dress Won Loro Piana's 2025 Knit Design Award Bobbi Brown, Lauren Bush Lauren and More Honored at Einstein College of Medicine Spirit of Achievement Luncheon In tandem, the fair's organizers announced the Art Basel Awards Summit will take place June 20, in-line with the duration of the fair that runs June 19 to June 22 in Basel, Switzerland. The inaugural Art Basel Awards will be presented by Boss. The German fashion brand is lending its support to the new awards program, which aims to elevate honorees through mentorship, partnership and exhibition opportunities. 'They represent the gold standard for excellence for art practitioners and professionals who defy categorization and challenge conventions,' Art Basel said in a statement, adding that these individuals are cross-disciplinary and are relevant beyond the art world and through allied fields of fashion, design, music, film, publishing, and the performing arts. Only 12 names will go on to gold medalist status, which they deem Art Basel's highest honor. The final recipients will be revealed in December 2025 during the Art Basel Awards in Miami Beach. Winners in the Emerging and Established artist categories will receive $50,000 as an unrestricted honorarium. Those in the Icon Artist category will receive the same sum as a gift to be donated to the organization of their choice. 'The Art Basel Awards are not a competition but a beacon. They shine a light on those working with vision, skill and commitment to building communities of practice and exchange,' said Art Basel Awards chairman Vincenzo de Bellis. De Bellis is also the director of fairs and exhibition platforms for Art Basel. Gold medalists in the Established Artist category will also receive a major public commission. The first will debut at Art Basel in Basel in 2026. The jury includes a long roster of design pillars that includes de Bellis, Emirati curator Hoor Al-Qasimi and Serpentine Galleries director Hans Ulrich Obrist. Cultural leader Koyo Kouoh was a juror until her untimely death in May. The inaugural Art Basel Awards will be presented by German fashion brand Boss, organizers said in February. Art Basel was founded in 1970 by Basel gallerists Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner and Balz Hilt. Today, the fair has expanded and has events in Paris, Miami Beach and Hong Kong. Best of WWD Dapper Dan, Legendary Harlem Tailor, Style Icon and Modern Dandy Pioneer [PHOTOS] White House Correspondents' Dinner's Best Dressed Guests of All Time: Sofia Vergara, Demi Moore and More Met Gala 2025 Committee Member Tyla's Red Carpet Moments [PHOTOS]
Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
S'pore artist Ho Tzu Nyen among medallists for inaugural Art Basel Awards, could get major commission
SINGAPORE – Singapore artist Ho Tzu Nyen, whose video work was the centrepiece during Hong Kong art week in March, is one of six medallists in the established artist category at the inaugural Art Basel Awards. The 49-year-old shares the honour with other globally acclaimed mid-career artists including Chinese Cao Fei and Ghanaian Ibrahim Mahama, on the list posted on Art Basel's website on May 16. The recognition puts him in line to potentially receive a major commission from Art Basel come December, when a shorter list of Gold medallists is due to be announced in Miami. He told The Straits Times: 'I've been very busy preparing a new work at the LUMA Foundation in Arles this Summer, so this hasn't quite sunk in in its entirety. But one thing I felt for sure was that I'm grateful to be in such great company, and can't wait to meet and learn about the other artists and medallists.' The first edition of the Art Basel Awards – the details of which were first made known in February – is a two-round affair. This first longlist comprises a total of 36 medallists – six established artists, six 'icon' artists, six emerging artists, three 'cross-disciplinary creators', three patrons, three museums and institutions, three curators, three members of the media and 'storytellers' and three 'allies'. They were selected by a nine-member international jury of art directors and curators including Venice Biennale curator Adriano Pedrosa and Sharjah Art Foundation president Hoor Al-Qasimi, and chaired by Mr Vincenzo de Bellis, Art Basel's director of fairs and exhibition platforms. The December shortlist of 12 Gold medallists will be decided by the medallists themselves after a process of peer review and voting. The diverse categories seek to honour achievers in the entire art ecosystem, and comes with networking, partnership and other support opportunities that will tap on Art Basel's global access through their annual fairs in Basel, Miami, Paris and Hong Kong. Ho, who has also been appointed artistic director of the 16th edition of the Gwangju Biennale opening in September 2026, acknowledged that 2025 has been 'a special year, with many new pathways, new perspectives, new adventures and new friends'. He is already one of Singapore's biggest names in Asia and globally, scoring a string of significant achievements of late, including a solo show at the Singapore Art Museum that has toured Seoul and New York and winning the 2024 Chanel Next Prize that comes with a cheque for €100,000 (S$146,000). Ho's works are known for combining archival images, animation and film to create immersive and theatre experiences that weave together documentary research and fantasy. They are eclectic in their reach for both Western and Eastern references, in fields from cinema to philosophy and music. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
