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HugO BOSS PriZe

forming an uncanny dialogue with les grands ensembles, the the hugo boss PrIze, a biennial
sculpture installation l ‘expedition scintillante. act ii: untitled international award administered by the
(light show) acts as a giant music box. the sounds of eric satie
reorchestrated by claude debussy filter through the space solomon r. guggenheim Foundation, was
as pulsating lights and smoke emanate from the sculpture in established in 1996 to recognize significant
the outer gallery. the effect is that of a “psychedelic concert,” achievement in contemporary art. since
according to huyghe. huyghe recalls, “i remember dan
graham once said that rock and roll was the new religion.” its inception the prize has been awarded
the artist gives form to the memory of this type of collective to american artist matthew barney (1996);
experience while conjuring the strange connections between scottish artist douglas gordon (1998); and
the realm of the familiar and that of the unknown. both pieces
hint at alternative levels of reality and prompt viewers to slovenian artist marjetica Potrc (2000).
question the unseen powers that may control these structures huyghe was selected by an international
and, in turn, the effects that these environments exert over jury which included sandra antelo-suarez,
the people in their midst. at the same time, confronted with
what is reminiscent of an empty stage, viewers are invited to independent curator and founder and
project their own stories into the scenario. editorial director, trans>area and trans>
arts.cultures.media Lisa dennison, deputy

pierre huyghe was born in 1962 in paris, where he currently director and chief curator, solomon r.
lives and works. the artist graduated form the école nationale guggenheim museum; yuko hasegawa,
supérieure des arts décoratifs, paris, in 1985. his work has chief curator, 21st century museum of
been presented in numerous solo exhibitions including
shows at the kunsthaus bregenz, bregenz, austria (2002); contemporary art, kanazawa, Japan; thomas
neu nationalgalerie, berlin (2002); musée d’art moderne et krens, director, solomon r. guggenheim
contemporain, geneva (2001); the stedelijk Van abbemuseum, Foundation; suzanne Page, director, arc -
amsterdam (2001); musée d’art contemporain, montreal
(2000-2001); centre georges pompidou, paris; and the musée d’art moderne de Ia ViIle de Paris; and
museum of contemporary art, chicago, and the renaissance nancy spector, curator of contemporary art,
society, university of chicago (2000); aarhus kunstmuseum, solomon r. guggenheim museum.
denmark (1999); musée d’art moderne de ia Ville de paris
(1998).

hugo boss ag has provided critical support
his work has been represented in notable group exhibitions,
including an exhibition featuring ann lee at the Van for many of the guggenheim museum’s
abbemuseum, eindhoven (2003); the museum of modern programs since 1995. the company is a
art, san francisco (2002-2003), and moving pictures, on view sponsor of the upcoming matthew barney:
at the solomon r. guggenheim museum through January
12, 2003; no ghost Just a shell, kunsthalle Zurich (2002); the cremaster cycle, and was a sponsor of
documenta 11, kassel (2002); animations, p.s. 1 contemporary the exhibition Frank gehiy, architect, the
art center, long island city, new york (2001); regarding highest attended exhibition in the museum’s
beauty: a View of the late twentieth century, hirshhorn
museum and sculpture garden, washington d.c., and haus history. In addition, hugo boss has helped
der kunst, munich (1999-2000); the istanbul biennial (1999); to make possible retrospectives of the work
the carnegie international, pittsburgh (1999); the Venice of georg baselitz, ross bleckner, Francesco
biennale (1999); premises, guggenheim museum soho, new
york (1998); and the second Johannesburg biennial (1997). clemente, ellsworth kelly, and robert
additionally, huyghe represented france at the Venice rauschenberg, and special projects with Jeff
biennale (2001) and received a special award.
koons and James rosenquist.

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