The Photographer’s Gallery in Londen heeft de vier genomineerden bekendgemaakt voor de Deutsche Börse Prize 2011, een van de belangrijkste fotoprijzen in de wereld: Thomas Demand, Roe Ethridge, Jim Goldberg, and Elad Lassry. Een van de juryleden is Foam-directeur Marloes Krijnen.
Het Engelse persbericht:
Now in its 15th year, The Photographers’ Gallery’s annual prize of £30,000 rewards a living photographer, of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution to photography in Europe, between 1 October 2009 and 30 September 2010.
The four shorlisted artists are: Thomas Demand, Roe Ethridge, Jim Goldberg, and Elad Lassry.
Roe Ethridge (b.1969, USA) is nominated for his solo exhibition at Les Recontres d’Arles Photography 2010, France (3 July – 19 September 2010).
Thomas Demand (b.1964, Germany) is nominated for his exhibition, Nationalgalerie, at Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (18 September 2009 – 17 January 2010).
Jim Goldberg (b.1953, USA) is nominated for his exhibition Open See at The Photographers’ Gallery, London (16 October 2009 – 31 January 2010).
Elad Lassry (b.1977, Israel) is nominated for his exhibition Elad Lassry at Kunsthalle Zürich (13 February – 25 April 2010).
This year’s Jury is: Alex Farquharson (Director, Nottingham Contemporary); Marloes Krijnen (Founding Director, Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam); Joel Sternfeld (artist, USA); and Anne-Marie Beckmann (Curator, Deutsche Börse Art Collection, Germany). Brett Rogers, Director of The Photographers’ Gallery, is the non-voting Chair.
Venue: Ambika P3 at the University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS.
2 – 29 April 2011