Because of her outstanding contribution to contemporary sculpture, Otobong Nkanga has received the Nasher Prize. The Nigerian-Belgian artist will receive $100,000 and an exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas in 2025.
Since 2015, the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, has awarded the Nasher Prize, which carries a $100,000 prize. Now, Nigerian-Belgian artist Otobong Nkanga (b. 1974) received the award, which comes with a solo exhibition at the museum in two years. In explaining why, Director Jeremy Strick said: »The work of Otobong Nkanga makes manifest the myriad connections—historical, sociological, economic, cultural, and spiritual— that we have to the materials that comprise our lives. Delving deeply into the variegated meanings these materials take on, Nkanga’s work makes clear the essential place of sculpture in contemporary life.«
Nkanga is the first winner of the new biennial format. This change was made to give the laureates more time to prepare new works and the museum more time to produce a printed monograph. The nine-member jury this year included Pablo León de la Barra, a curator at the Guggenheim New York; Rashid Johnson, U.S. artist; and Yuko Hasegawa, director of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa.
From November 13 to 30, the Fremantle Biennale took place in Australia near Perth, focusing on site-specific contemporary art. Among the exhibiting artists was Raki Nikahetiya with a sensory installation about the intertwining of identity, displacement, and home.
Dutch artist Ria Groenhof, who also uses the artist name Atelier 85, has been working as a freelance artist for 40 years. Whether monumental sculptures in public spaces or paintings on canvas, her work combines the clarity of geometry with existential questions. The Art.Salon presents the artist's multifaceted oeuvre.
On the 500th anniversary of Jakob Fugger's death on December 30, the Schaezlerpalais is commemorating him as a patron of the arts: the wealthy merchant family commissioned numerous artists of their time. The exhibition Art’s Rich Heritage: Jakob Fugger and his Legacy runs until April 12, 2026, in Augsburg.
The Käthe Kollwitz Museum presents the sensitive side of the artist through rarely seen drawings and trial prints: Käthe Kollwitz – Silent Strength runs until January 18, 2026, in Berlin.
