Artist Kwon Aram Wins 'Grand Prize' at the 21st Song Eun Art Award Exhibition

Aram Kwon's 'Walls' (2021)

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] At the 21st SongEun Art Award, artist Aram Kwon, who works in the field of media art, won the grand prize.

The SongEun Cultural Foundation announced on the 6th, "Among the 20 artists who advanced to the finals of the 21st SongEun Art Award, artist Aram Kwon was selected as the grand prize winner."

Artist Kwon will receive a prize money of 20 million KRW. In addition, support will be provided for a solo exhibition at the SongEun Cultural Foundation within two years, and with sponsorship from the SongEun Cultural Foundation and Cartier, two additional works by the grand prize winner (worth approximately 30 million KRW) will be purchased. A one-year residency opportunity at Nanji Art Studio, a residency program of the Seoul Museum of Art, will also be provided.

Artist Kwon, who won the grand prize, presented the media installation work "Walls" (Walls·2021), focusing on the screen no longer functioning as a medium that carries images but as a channel through which desire circulates. The judging panel included Kim Sungwon, Deputy Director of the Leeum Museum of Art, Baek Jisuk, Director of the Seoul Museum of Art, and Seo Jinseok, Director of the Ulsan Museum of Art.

The 20 artists participating in the SongEun Art Award are granted eligibility for the ‘SongEun Cultural Foundation-Delfina Foundation Residency’ program, operated under an exclusive domestic agreement with the Delfina Foundation in London. Additionally, one artist will be selected to receive support for a 12-week residency at the Delfina Foundation.

Works by artist Kwon and the 20 finalists can be viewed at the SongEun Cultural Foundation’s new building in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, until February 12.

Meanwhile, the SongEun Art Award is an art prize established in 2001 to promote the development of Korean art culture. The 22nd SongEun Art Award will also be held this year. Preliminary applications will be accepted online from February 7 to 11.

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