WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS REVEALED: THE JAPAN ART ASSOCIATION UNVEILS THE 37TH ANNUAL PRAEMIUM IMPERIALE LAUREATES
- On Tuesday, the Japan Art Association announced the 37th Praemium Imperiale recipients in Paris, honoring actor Cate Blanchett, artist Jenny Holzer, sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, architect Daniel Libeskind, and conductor Herbert Blomstedt.
- Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of the Arts," the Praemium Imperiale celebrates lifetime achievement across five disciplines: painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film, recognizing individuals whose work has had profound international influence.
- Each recipient receives a medal and an honorarium of 15 million yen , with the grand awards ceremony scheduled in Tokyo for October 28, 2026, in the presence of Her Imperial Highness Princess Hitachi.
- The Association also awarded a grant of 5 million yen to France's La Source Garouste, recognized for its work supporting young artists and nurturing creative talent in the arts.
- Joining a historic list of 185 artists including Wynton Marsalis and Martin Scorsese, the new laureates mark the award's enduring influence, while the organization announced new international advisors Patricia Barbizet and Paolo Gentiloni for the coming year.
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Japan Art Association Announces 2026 Praemium Imperiale Laureates
Laureates for the thirty-seventh iteration of the Praemium Imperiale, awarded by the Japan Art Association, were announced on September 8. The recipients of the 15 million yen prize (approximately $95,000), are Jenny Holzer (painting), Andy Goldsworthy (sculpture), Daniel Libeskind (architecture), Herbert Blomstedt (music), and Cate Blanchett (theater/film). The association also funds the Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artists, an award of …
The prize will be presented in Tokyo on 28 October, with an amount of approximately 83,000 euros for each of the recipients.
The prize, created in 1988 by the Japan art association, is awarded in five categories (painting, sculpture, living arts and cinema, music, architecture) with a total of 15 million yen (approximately 83,000 euros).
This prize, established in 1988 by the Japan Art Association, is awarded in five categories (painting, sculpture, performing arts and film, music, and architecture) and comes with a cash award of 15 million yen (approximately €83,000). Cate Blanchett, 57, is "one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation" and "has had a brilliant career in theater, film, and television," the jury noted in its statement. Blanchett, who starred in films s…
Australian actress Cate Blanchett is on the list of prestigious Praemium Imperiale, alongside Jenny Holzer, Andy Goldsworthy, Daniel Libeskind and Herbert Blomstedt Australian actress
The cinema of Cate Blanchett, the visionary architecture of Daniel Libeskind, the words transformed into art by Jenny Holzer, the dialogue with the nature of Andy Goldsworthy and a life spent on the podium by the conductor Herbert Blomstedt: are the cinqu... (ANSA)
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