Kunstpreis Berlin – Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948 | Preisverleihung

In the organizer's words:

Following the rotation of the six sections of the Academy of Arts, this year's Grand Art Prize Berlin will be awarded in the Architecture section and goes to the French garden architect Gilles Clément.

Gilles Clément, born in Argenton-sur-Creuse in 1943, has been designing parks, gardens, public and private spaces since 1972. He is the author of numerous publications. He teaches, runs workshops and gives seminars worldwide. His best-known parks include the Henri Matisse Park, Lille; the former submarine base, Saint Nazaire; the Quai Branly Museum Garden and the Garden de l' Arche La Défense, both in Paris. "In a world struggling with climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, Clément's work is a beacon of hope and a call to action," said the jury, which includes Kees Christiaanse, Dorte Mandrup and Jörn Walter.

The other six art prizes go to the Jerusalem-born artist Assaf Gruber (visual arts), the city architect of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv Anton Kolomeytsev (architecture), the Canadian composer Cassandra Miller (music), the Austrian author Brigitta Falkner (literature), Göksu Kunak, Ankara-born artist, researcher and author (performing arts) and the Italian film director Pietro Marcello (film and media art).

The Berlin Art Prize was founded in 1948 by the city's magistrate in memory of the March Revolution of 1848. Since 1971, it has been awarded by the Akademie der Künste on behalf of the state. The award for artists is intended to emphasize the special importance of the arts for a free society.

On March 19, Gilles Clément will present his work at the Akademie der Künste.

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