Wolfgang Tillmans won the Roswitha Haftmann Prize, a CHF 150,000 award administered by Kunsthaus Zürich and described as Europe’s largest monetary prize for living visual artists. The recognition cites the entirety of his artistic work and his social commitment. Cheryl Finley was named the 2026 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize from the High Museum of Art, a $50,000 award honoring contributions to African American art and art history. Finley directs the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective at Spelman and co-organizes Black Portraiture[s] since 2013. El Museo del Barrio will honor Isabel and Agustín Coppel, J Balvin, and Estrellita Brodsky with the Tony Bechara Legacy Award. Art Basel announced more than 200 exhibitors for its Paris fair, and Art Bridges Foundation acquired Consuelo Jimenez Underwood’s “C. Jane Run” (2005).
"Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans is the winner of this year's Roswitha Haftmann Prize, established in 2001 in honor of the Swiss art dealer and administered by the Kunsthaus Zürich. At CHF 150,000 (~$191,361), it is Europe's largest monetary award for living visual artists. Past recipients include Cindy Sherman, Sigmar Polke, and Cecilia Vicuña. The German artist is recognized for "the entirety of his artistic oeuvre and for his social commitment," according to a press statement."
"The Spelman College professor was named the 2026 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize, the High Museum of Art's $50,000 award dedicated to honoring contributions to African American art and art history. Finley, the director of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective at Spelman, has also co-organized Black Portraiture[s], a global academic conference dedicated to African diasporic art, since 2013."
"El Museo del Barrio will honor Isabel and Agustín Coppel, J Balvin, and Estrellita Brodsky with its Tony Bechara Legacy Award. Art Basel has announced the more than 200 exhibitors in the fifth edition of its Paris fair, taking place this fall. The Art Bridges Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, has acquired Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's "C. Jane Run" (2005), according to Ruiz-Healy Art, the gallery that represents the artist."
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