The winners of the Aesthetica Art Prize 2024 are Maryam Tafakory and Gala Hern谩ndez L贸pez, selected by jurors from IKON, Serpentine Gallery, Turner Contemporary, V&A and more.
The 2024 Main Prize-winner is for the artist film Nazarbazi [the play of glances], which explores love and desire in Iranian cinema, where depictions of intimacy between women and men are prohibited. The 2024 Emerging Prize-winner is , whose film The Mechanics of Fluids explores isolation and solitude in process of searching for the digital traces left by an incel.
The winners, who聽receive聽拢10,000聽prize聽money,聽exhibition, publication and further development opportunities,聽were chosen from聽a shortlist of 21 contemporary artists whose works are now on view at York Art Gallery. This year鈥檚聽luminaries聽include the Sony World Photographer of the Year, Edgar Martins;听贬别补迟丑别谤听础驳测别辫辞苍驳, Foam聽Talent聽and Jerwood winner and聽驰别惫丑别苍听厂补尘耻肠丑别苍办辞,聽recommended by CNN.聽The聽presentation聽directly confronts life in the 21st聽century, from beautiful universal human moments to a lack of regulation of internet culture and the destruction of our planet鈥檚 oceans.聽Elsewhere, audiences can discover a breadth of trailblazing work across painting, collage, photography and more.
Cherie Federico, the Director of the Aesthetica聽Art聽Prize, comments: 鈥淐ontemporary聽art聽can change the world and here in York, which is one of only 22 global UNESCO City of Media聽Arts, we are doing just that. It鈥檚 unexpected for York to be the destination for global conversations around contemporary聽artistic practice, but we are pushing the envelope with powerful works and bold programming that looks at every facet of life in the 21st聽century. The pieces on display are timely,聽immediate聽and necessary.鈥澛
罢丑别听础别蝉迟丑别迟颈肠补听础谤迟听笔谤颈锄别聽is one of the UK鈥檚 most prestigious awards for new talent. The annual competition predicts the future of the sector by shining a light on聽artists who are redefining the parameters of contemporary聽art. 罢丑别听础别蝉迟丑别迟颈肠补听础谤迟听笔谤颈锄别聽gives you a first-look at practitioners who will start聽to appear in major collections and exhibitions worldwide. To聽discover all 280 artists longlisted for this year鈥檚 award, audiences can visit the all-new online gallery at聽.
Maryam Tafakory听补苍诲听Gala Hern谩ndez L贸pez join聽Aesthetica鈥檚聽talented art prize alumni, who continue to demonstrate excellence across the globe. Their work has been shown at major international institutions, including Centre Pompidou, Foam Amsterdam, MOMA PS1, Tate Modern and V&A. These trailblazing artists聽have won, or been nominated for, a range of prestigious awards, such as the聽Jarman聽Award, John Moore鈥檚 Painting Prize, Sony World Photography Awards and Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. They have also achieved publication in Frieze, Art Review, The Guardian, The New York聽Times聽and Vice.
The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition runs 16 February 鈥 21 April 2024 and is a testament to shared creativity in a time of immense change.聽Tickets can be booked in advance on the聽听听
To learn more about the 2024 Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlist and Longlist, .
The Aesthetica Art Prize is open for entries until 31 August. To find out more, click here.
Image Credits:
- Maryam Tafakory. Still from Nazarbazi (2022). Single channel digital video, 19 min 13 sec.
- Gala Hern谩ndez L贸pez. Still from The Mechanics of Fluids (2022). Single channel digital video, 38 min 45 sec.
