Peter Zumthor, Kabakovs Among 2008 Praemium Imperiale Laureates
(From left: Richard Hamilton, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Peter Zumthor, Zubin Mehta, and Sakata Tojuro)
The Japan Art Association has announced the winners of the twentieth Praemium Imperiale, the international arts prize established “in memory of His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu to celebrate the human spirit as expressed through the genius of the world’s artists.” The 2008 laureates are Peter Zumthor (architecture), Ilya and Emilia Kabakov (sculpture), Richard Hamilton (painting), Zubin Mehta (music), and Sakata Tojuro (theatre/film).
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