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141 News Roundup: Awards and Obituaries

Portrait of ZARINA BHIMJI. Photo by Daniella Baptista. Courtesy the Roswitha Haftmann Foundation, Zurich.

Awards

On September 10, the 35th Praemium Imperiale announced the recipients in each of the JPY 15 million (USD 104,000) award’s five categories: Sophie Calle (France) was selected for painting; Doris Salcedo (Colombia) for sculpture; Shigeru Ban (Japan) for architecture; Maria João Pires (Portugal/Switzerland) for music; and Ang Lee (Taiwan) for theater and film.