The ars viva prize for fine art has been awarded since 1953 by the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. to outstanding young artists living in Germany whose artistic work demonstrates an independent formal language and an awareness of contemporary issues.
Since then, more than 350 artists have been honored, including Georg Baselitz, Katharina Sieverding, Albert Oehlen, Rosemarie Trockel, Candida Höfer, Wolfgang Tillmans, Thomas Struth, Jochen Lempert, Jeanne Faust and Omer Fast.
The jury selects three prize winners from the proposed artists under the age of 35 who live and work in Germany. This year, the prize is combined with an exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bremen.
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