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Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen

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The “Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen” (Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen) is a German award in the field of contemporary art that was first presented in 1954, making it one of the oldest awards of its kind. According to the Prize's rules, the award is “intended to honour visual artists living in the German speaking area who have not yet received a public distinction of a kind corresponding to the quality of their work”.[1] From 1985 to 1991, the award was called "Bremer Kunstpreis".

Background

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Every two years, ten international curators each nominate an artist who is then invited to participate in an exhibition, hosted by the Kunsthalle Bremen. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition. During the course of the show, an international five-member jury selects the winner of the award.

The prize money of 30.000 Euro[2] is provided by the Donors’ Circle (Stifterkreis für den Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen), an independent organization within the Bremen Art Association (Kunstverein in Bremen).[3] The Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen therefore ranks amongst the most highly endowed awards for contemporary art in Germany.

The Donors’ Circle also supports the acquisition of a work by the winner of the prize for the collection of the Kunsthalle Bremen. Works by awardees Martin Honert, Ólafur Elíasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Tino Sehgal, Ulla von Brandenburg and Tea Jorjadze, among others, have thus entered the museum's collection.

History and awardees

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During the course of its existence, the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen changed its name twice. Originally founded as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße", it was renamed "Bremer Kunstpreis" in 1985. Since 1993 the award is known as "Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen".

"Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen" (1993-present)

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Award Year Duration of the exhibition Nominees
(Nominators)
Jury Awardee
Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße
in Bremen[4]
2020 August 29 – November 1 Bani Abidi, Berlin (Natasha Ginwala)
Nevin Aladağ, Berlin (Johan Holten)
Jesse Darling, Berlin/London (Dr. Andrea Schlieker)
Toulu Hassani, Hanover (Stifterkreis des Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße)
Janine Jembere, Vienna (Dr. Yvette Mutumba)
Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Berlin (Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung)
Ulrike Müller, New York (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg)
Henrike Naumann, Berlin (Severin Dünser)
Raphaela Vogel, Berlin (Thomas D. Trummer)
Stefan Vogel, Leipzig (Prof. Dr. Bettina Steinbrügge)
Yilmaz Dziewior, director of the Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Stephanie Rosenthal, director of the Gropius Bau, Berlin
Christoph Ruckhäberle, artist, Leipzig
Susanne Titz, director of the Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
Ulrike Müller

"Bremer Kunstpreis" (1985-1991)

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"Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße" (1955-1983)

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  • 1983 Antonius Höckelmann, Cologne
  • 1982 Mechthild Nemeczek,[12] Cologne
  • 1981 Alf Schuler, Cologne
  • 1980 Martin Rosz, Berlin, Walter Stöhrer, Berlin
  • 1979 Rebecca Horn, Hamburg
  • 1978 Dorothee von Windheim, Hamburg
  • 1977 Wolfgang Nestler, Aachen
  • 1976 László Lakner, Berlin
  • 1975 Jürgen Brodwolf, Vogelbach, Günther Knipp, Munich
  • 1974 Ursula Sax, Berlin, Max Kaminski, Berlin
  • 1973 Hermann Waldenburg, Berlin
  • 1972 Klaus Fußmann, Berlin
  • 1971 Uli Pohl, Bremen
  • 1970 Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, Leinfelden
  • 1969 Dieter Krieg, Baden-Baden, Michael Schoenholtz
  • 1968 Hans Baschang, Karlsruhe
  • 1967 Gerlinde Beck, Großglattbach, Helga Föhl, Wiesbaden
  • 1966 Jens Lausen, Hamburg
  • 1965 Karl Goris, Hamburg
  • 1964 Ekkehard Thieme, Flensburg
  • 1963 Sigrid Kopfermann, Düsseldorf
  • 1962 Ruth Robbel, Berlin
  • 1961 Günter Ferdinand Ris, Oberpleis/Siebengebirge
  • 1960 Erhart Mitzlaff, Fischerhude
  • 1959 Rudolf Kügler, Berlin
  • 1958 Horst Skodlerrak, Lübeck
  • 1957 Fritz Koenig, Ganslberg/Landshut
  • 1956 Ernst Weiers, Bernried/Starnberg
  • 1955 Hans Meyboden, Freiburg im Breisgau

References

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  1. ^ Excerpt from the by-laws of the Donor's Circle for the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen in the Kunstverein in Bremen; §1; catalogue Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen 2018 / Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen 2018, ISBN 978-3-935127-42-4, p. 139.
  2. ^ http://www.kulturpreise.de/web/preise_info.php?cPath=2&preisd_id=821, Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen - Bremer Kunstpreis (in German)
  3. ^ Excerpt from the by-laws of the Donor's Circle for the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen in the Kunstverein in Bremen; §2; catalogue Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße in Bremen 2018 / Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen 2018, ISBN 978-3-935127-42-4, p. 139.
  4. ^ "Kunsthalle Bremen".
  5. ^ https://artdaily.cc/news/106498/Kunsthalle-Bremen-exhibits-works-by-ten-young-and-promising-positions-in-contemporary-art#.XkFCu4hCeUk Art Daily on the 2018 exhibition
  6. ^ https://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Ludwigshafen_und_BASF_auf_der_Foto-Biennale_5156227.html 2017 interview with Arne Schmitt on his winning contribution "The Hot Peace" (in German)
  7. ^ https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/30882/prize-of-the-bttcherstrasse-in-bremen-2014/ Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen 2014, e-flux on the 2014 exhibition
  8. ^ "Emeka Ogboh awarded the 2016 Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen | Contemporary and".
  9. ^ https://www.berlin.de/kultur-und-tickets/nachrichten/3620917-2154924-nina-beier-erhaelt-kunstpreis-der-boettc.html (in German)
  10. ^ https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/der-kuenstler-die-kunst/7339162.html N.K.: Der Künstler die Kunst Tagesspiegel, Nov. 3, 2012 (on artist Daniel Knorr and his contribution "Smoking in the Museum" (in German)
  11. ^ https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-kultur_artikel,-Entgleisungen-und-Rauchverbote-_arid,1440643.html Uwe Dammann: Entgleisungen und Rauchverbote, Weserkurier, Aug. 20, 2016 (on the 5-year anniversary of the annex to the Kunsthalle Bremen and Daniel Knorr's contribution to the Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen, "Smoking in the Museum", in German)
  12. ^ Peter Winter: Mechtild Nemeczek: Kunstpreis der Böttcherstrasse (15.5.-30.6.82), in: Das Kunstwerk, 35.1982, 4, p. 67 (in German)
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Official video clips

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Further reading

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Exhibition reviews

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General information

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