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Vincent van Volkmer Prize


Vincent van Volkmer Art Prize (VVV Prize) is since 1959 an annually art award that is among the highest endowed in the world.

The prize is a 1000 gram barren gold, worth about € 37,000.00.

The award ceremony takes traditionally place on the 1st of november at the Château de Ferrières in Ferrières en Brie, France.


Applications

Applications can be submitted by 01.10.2019 by email.
The application must be sent by e-mail to prize@vincentvanvolkmer.com.

All branches of art and all age groups are admitted.

The email must be attached:

  • An artistic CV (including address, phone, email, exhibitions, training) as doc or pdf.
  • Three examples of works in jpg. format (longest page max 1500 pixels)
  • A description (max three DIN A4 pages) of future artistic projects as doc or pdf.
The past winner of the award are:


  • Ai Weiwei (2018)
  • Sophie Calle (2017)
  • Jeff Koons (2016)
  • Maurizio Cattelan (2015)
  • Damien Hirst (2014)
  • Christian Boltanski (2013)
  • Marina Abramović (2012)
  • Cindy Sherman (2011)
  • Louise Bourgeois (2010)
  • Fischli & Weiss (2009)
  • Anselm Kiefer (2008)
  • Georg Baselitz (2007)
  • James Turrell (2006)
  • Chris Burden (2005)
  • Paul McCarthy (2004)
  • Mike Kelley (2003)
  • Franz West (2002)
  • Gerhard Richter (2001)
  • Jannis Kounellis (2000)
  • Michelangelo Pistoletto (1999)
  • Arnurf Rainer (1998)
  • Imi Knoebel (1997)
  • Sigmar Polke (1996)
  • Lucian Freud (1995)
  • Allan Kaprow (1994)
  • David Hockney (1993)
  • Francis Bacon (1992)
  • Claes Oldenburg (1991)
  • Antoni Tàpies (1990)
  • Daniel Buren (1989)
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat (1988)
  • Joseph Kosuth (1987)
  • Dan Flavin (1986)
  • Sol LeWitt (1985)
  • Lawrence Weiner (1984)
  • Joan Miró (1983)
  • Cy Twombly (1982)
  • Edward Ruscha (1981)
  • Richard Serra (1980)
  • Bruce Nauman (1979)
  • Nam June Paik (1978)
  • Frank Stella (1977)
  • Robert Rauschenberg (1976)
  • Giorgio de Chirico (1975)
  • John Baldessari (1974)
  • Pablo Picasso (1973)
  • Joseph Beuys (1972)
  • Willem de Kooning (1971)
  • Mark Rothko (1970)
  • Andy Warhol (1969)
  • Man Ray (1968)
  • René Magritte (1967)
  • Andy Warhol (1966)
  • Lucio Fontana (1965)
  • Roy Lichtenstein (1964)
  • Piero Manzoni (1963)
  • Yves Klein (1962)
  • Jasper Johns (1961)
  • Herbert Zangs (1960)
  • Jackson Pollock (1959)

Legal & Imprint

  • The legal process is excluded.
  • Responsible for the Vincent van Volkmer Art Prize is the Van Volkmer de Rothschild Foundation. Address: Van Volkmer de Rothschild Foundation, Rue du Château 77164, Ferrieres en Brie, France.
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