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Japan Art Association Names 2010 Praemium Imperiale Laureates

Sculptor Rebecca Horn and Oscar Winning Actress Sophia Loren Honored

The 2010 winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale arts awards, announced today by the Japan Art Association at the Nippon Press Center Building in Tokyo, include Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning actress Sophia Loren as well as sculptor Rebecca Horn, artist Enrico Castellani and pianist Maurizio Pollini. Carrying prizes of 15 million yen (approximately $169,000) each, the awards recognize lifetime achievement in the arts in categories not covered by the Nobel Prizes.

Horn follows other artists like sculptors Richard Long, and Robert Rauschenberg, and painters Willem de Kooning and Jasper Johnswhile Ito follows architectural visionaries the likes of I.M. Pei, Zaha Hadid, and Frank Gehry.

  • Rebecca Horn - Sculpture - Germany
  • Enrico Castellani - Painting - Italy
  • Toyo Ito - Architecture - Japan
  • Maurizio Pollini - Music - Italy
  • Sophia Loren - Theatre/Film - Italy
  • Spatial Thoughts on Sculpture by Bill West
    Congratulations to all, especailly sculptor Rebecca Horn!

    Rebecca Horn Sculpture
    Concert for Anarchy, 1990, installation
    Photo by Attilio Maranzano ©2009: Rebecca Horn