Alfredo Jaar awarded IV Mediterranean Albert Camus Prize

Galerie Lelong & Co., New York is pleased to announce that Alfredo Jaar is the recipient of the IV Mediterranean Albert Camus Prize.  

The prize, awarded every two years, honors the career of a person whose work engages with contemporary Mediterranean challenges. It recognizes the career and work of a creator or thinker who is a witness to and participant in their times, in the tradition of Albert Camus. The Mediterranean Albert Camus Prize is a unique award, awarded to a single person whose work belongs to one of the following disciplines: Journalism, Literature, Music, Plastic arts, Thought and Visual arts. It recognizes an important figure, whatever their practice area, for their entire career, valuing the impact of their work and person on contemporary Mediterranean society. Alfredo Jaar joins previous honorees Mona Hatoum (2018), Edgar Morin (2020) and Mathias Énard (2022).

The award recognizes Jaar as a universal artist who transcends territories and cultures and a creator whose work, in constant resonance with the convulsions of the world, opens the doors to possible futures. Always respecting others, in a commitment to the service of social justice, his poetic work reaches all audiences, sparks dialogue and provides keys to understanding the world.

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SELECT INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Alfredo Jaar: BE AFRAID OF THE ENORMITY OF THE POSSIBLE

Kestner Gesellschaft
Hannover, Germany
Through June 30, 2024

Alfredo Jaar: The End of the World

Kesselhaus at KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art

Berlin, Germany

September 15, 2024 – June 1, 2025

Work on view: He Ram (1991)

MoMA

New York, New York

Through May 20, 2024

Work on view: Life Magazine, April 19, 1968 (1995)

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Buffalo, New York

Ongoing