Considered as one of the main awards in the art world, The Hugo Boss Prize has revealed the shortlisted artists for 2020. The nominees are Cecilia Vicuña (1948, Chile); Adrián Villar Rojas (Argentina, 1980); Nairy Baghramian (1971, Iran), Kevin Beasley (1985, USA), Deana Lawson (1979, USA) and Elias Sime (1968, Ethiopia). The prize comes with $100,000 and a solo show at the Guggenheim Museum 2021.
The biennial prize, established in 1996, sets no restrictions on age, gender, nationality, or medium. Juried by an international panel of distinguished museum directors, curators, and critics, the prize honors outstanding achievement in contemporary art, celebrating the work of remarkable artists whose practices are among the most innovative and influential of our time.