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67TH US SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TO ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2023 PRAEMIUM IMPERIALE GLOBAL ARTS PRIZE

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Japan Art Association proudly announces the five recipients of the 34th Praemium Imperiale as Wynton Marsalis (Music, USA); Robert Wilson (Theatre/Film, USA); Vija Celmins (Painting, USA); Olafur Eliasson (Sculpture, Iceland/Denmark); and Diébédo Francis Kéré (Architecture, Burkina Faso/Germany).

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  • The global artists are recognized and awarded for their achievements, the international impact they have had on the arts and their role in enriching the global community.
  • "I am thrilled to introduce the recipients of the 34th Praemium Imperiale Prize and serve as the international advisor for this esteemed celebration of art and culture," said Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  • "This year, we have a remarkable reason to celebrate, as we proudly recognize not one, but two exceptional programs for our Grant for Young Artists.
  • This year's recipients are Rural Studio (USA) and Harlem School of the Arts (USA).

Ithra's Tanween festival returns for a 5th year and explores the creative power of collaboration

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Under the umbrella of "Collaboration", Tanween 2022 addresses the need for a creative collaborative process of cultures, with nature, by technology and for society.

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  • Under the umbrella of "Collaboration", Tanween 2022 addresses the need for a creative collaborative process of cultures, with nature, by technology and for society.
  • "Tanween is designed to celebrate, explore and inspire the creative process through connection," said Noura Alzamil, Head of Programs at Ithra.
  • "We are excited to return this year with a theme striking at the importance of interconnectivity: collaboration.
  • Collaboration requires the ability to reflect, to ideate and cooperate in the pursuit of new creative endeavors."

Ithra's Tanween festival returns for a 5th year and explores the creative power of collaboration

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Under the umbrella of "Collaboration", Tanween 2022 addresses the need for a creative collaborative process of cultures, with nature, by technology and for society.

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Yo-Yo Ma, James Turrell, Sebastião Salgado, And Glenn Murcutt Awarded The 2021 Praemium Imperiale, World's Largest And Most Prestigious Art Prize

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

"I am grateful to receive the Praemium Imperiale and feel its international reputation is deserved and enhanced by its previous recipients," said James Turrell.

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  • "I am grateful to receive the Praemium Imperiale and feel its international reputation is deserved and enhanced by its previous recipients," said James Turrell.
  • "The Praemium lmperiale is a wonderful cultural gift to the arts, internationally," said Glenn Murcutt.
  • For bios and images of the 2021 Praemium Imperiale laureates, please click here (please note, this site is password protected.
  • The grant was inaugurated in 1997 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Praemium Imperiale.

German Slackliner Survives Record-Breaking Attempt Above Monument Valley

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Monday, October 29, 2018

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Germany's record-holding extreme sports athlete successfully crossed a highline between two hot air balloons at 1,650 feet over the iconic Monument Valley desert, the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), the Goethe-Institut, and the Federation of German Industry (BDI) announced.

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  • MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Germany's record-holding extreme sports athlete successfully crossed a highline between two hot air balloons at 1,650 feet over the iconic Monument Valley desert, the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), the Goethe-Institut, and the Federation of German Industry (BDI) announced.
  • Niklas Winter fell just short of breaking his previous world record of highest slackline walk with an attempt at 5,000 feet above ground.
  • The previous record was 1,400 meters (4,593 feet), which Winter set in Barcelona, Spain last year.
  • In a display of US-German cooperation, the stunt used balloons featuring the German and American flags, and Utah State Senator Curt Bramble piloted one of the balloons.