Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory 2018

Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory 2018

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Title Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory 2018
Subtitle Award ceremony
Type Academic Event, Theory
Date 7 December 2018
Venue Museum of Modern Art
City of production Ljubljana, Slovenia
Production Društvo Igor Zabel
Co-production MG+MSUM
Language English
Format 1920x1080 pxl
Duration 78' 40"
URL http://www.mg-lj.si/en/events/2489/events/
Registration number MG-2018-AKAD-422

Synopsis

The Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory acknowledges the exceptional achievements of cultural protagonists whose work supports, develops or investigates visual art and culture in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Named in honour of the distinguished Slovenian curator and art historian Igor Zabel (1958–2005), the award has been conferred biennially since 2008 in cooperation with ERSTE Foundation (Vienna) and the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory (Ljubljana). With prize money totalling 76,000 EUR, it is one of the highest and most prestigious prizes for cultural activities related to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

 

2018 award recipient: Joanna Mytkowska, Poljska

2018 grant recipients: Edith Jeřábková, Češka; Društvo Oberliht, Moldavija; Visual Culture Research Center (VCRC), Ukrajina

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Društvo Igor Zabel

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Potrč Marjetica; Erič Milan; Deliss Clémentine; Fokianaki iLiana, Discussion moderated by Lívia Páldi, Društvo Igor Zabel, Ljubljana, 6 December 2018, 50' 00"
Rezende Marcelo; Medina Cuauhtémoc; Masilela Nomaduma; Szymczyk Adam, Discussion moderated by Ana Janevski, Društvo Igor Zabel, Ljubljana, 6 December 2018, 39' 58"