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HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2020
SHORTLISTED ARTISTS
ANNOUNCED

New York - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The six artists nominated by the jury are: Nairy Baghramian, David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim
Kevin Beasley, Deana Lawson, Elias Sime, Cecilia Vicuña and Foundation. The jurors are Naomi Beckwith, Manilow Senior
Adrián Villar Rojas. The HUGO BOSS PRIZE carries a stipend Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Katherine
of USD 100,000 and is administered by the Solomon R. Brinson, Daskalopoulos Curator, Contemporary Art, Solomon
Guggenheim Foundation. Its aim is to honor artists whose R. Guggenheim Museum; Julieta González, independent
work ranks among the most innovative and influential curator; Christopher Y. Lew, Nancy and Fred Poses Curator,
within the landscape of contemporary art. It is open to all Whitney Museum of American Art; and Nat Trotman, Curator,
artists, irrespective of age, gender, nationality or chosen Performance and Media, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
medium. Selected by a jury comprised of internationally Since its creation in 1996, the Prize has been awarded to
leading curators and critics, the winner will be announced Matthew Barney, Douglas Gordon, Marjetica Potra, Pierre
in fall of 2020. The HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2020 jury is chaired Huyghe, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tacita Dean, Emily Jacir, Hans-Peter
by Nancy Spector, Artistic Director and Jennifer and Feldmann, Danh Vo, Paul Chan, Anicka Yi and Simone Leigh.

Nairy Baghramian
Stay Downers: Nerd, Fidgety Philip, Dripper, Truant, Backrower and
Grubby Urchin, 2017 Various media, dimensions variable. Installation view:
Déformation Professionnelle, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2017–18.
Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo: Timo Ohler

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