The Großer Kunstpreis Berlin 2024 (Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize) will be awarded to the Damascus-born artist SIMONE FATTAL.
Simone Fattal Portrait by Julia Andréone and Ghazaal Vojdani from Europium Studio
On behalf of the State of Berlin, the Akademie der Künste awards the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros, on an annual basis and in rotation among its six sections. The prize will be presented on Monday, 18 March 2024 at the Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz.
The jury for the Grand Prize consisted of Monica Bonvicini, Karin Sander and Wolfgang Tillmans.
Tillmans wrote the following about the award recipient:
“Simone Fattal once reflected, ‘Everybody has to undertake their own travels toward knowledge, and then make a choice.’ Fattal has not only undertaken her journey but has invited us all to join her in this exploration of human equilibrium and the balance between the tangible and the imaginable. Her practice is a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the ability of creativity to advocate for humanity and community. What sets Fattal apart is a profound humanism, an urgent call to address the present through history, and history through the present.”
