Prix Pictet Shortlist Announced



November 14, 2013

From 22 May – 14 June 2014, the V&A will be hosting an exhibition of works from the 2014 Prix Pictet – the global award in photography and sustainability. The shortlist of 11 artists selected for the Fifth Cycle of the Prix Pictet, on the theme of Consumption, was announced last night in Paris.

Adam Bartos (United States, 1953)
Nominated for series: Yard Sale, 2008

'Honda Wheel', 2008, New York State, 70 x 47 cm, Archival Pigment print,series: Yard Sale, Adam Bartos © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Motoyuki Daifu (Japan, 1985)
Project Family, 2007 – 2011

'Project Family #02', 2009, Kanagawa, Japan, 50.8 x 61 cm, C-Print, series: Project Family, Motoyuki Daifu © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Rineke Dijkstra (The Netherlands, 1959)
Almerisa, 1994 – 2008

'Almerisa, Asylumseekerscenter Leiden, March 14, 1994', 1994, Holland, 94 x 75 cm, C-Print, series: Almerisa, Rineke Dijkstra © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14, Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery

Hong Hao (China, 1965)
My Things, 2001 – 2009

'My Things No. 7', 2004, Beijing, 120 x 210 cm, C-Print, series: My Things, Hong Hao. © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Mishka Henner (Belgium, 1976)
Beef & Oil, 2013

'Coronado Feeders, Dalhart, Texas', 2013, Dalhart, Texas, 102 x 122 cm, Archival Pigment Print, series: Beef & Oil, Mishka Henner © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Juan Fernando Herrán (Colombia, 1963)
Escalas, 2008 – 2009

'Transits', 2008, Medellín, Colombia, 108 x 163 cm, Inkjet Print, series: Escalas, Juan Fernando Herrán. © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Boris Mikhailov (Ukraine, 1938)
Tea, Coffee & Cappuccino, 2000 – 2010

'Untitled', 2000-2010, Kharkov, Ukraine, 25.3 x 41 cm, C-Print, series: Tea, Coffee, Cappuccino, Boris Mikhailov. © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Abraham Oghobase (Nigeria, 1979)
Untitled 2012

'Fuel Subsidy Protest', 2012, Lagos, 30.48 x 40.64 cm, C-Print, series: Fuel Subsidy Protest, Abraham Oghobase. © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14

Michael Schmidt (Germany, 1945)
Lebensmittel, 2006 – 2010

'Lebensmittel', 2006-2010, everywhere, 56.1 x 81.6 cm, Baryt Print, series: Lebensmittel.  © Michael Schmidt

Allan Sekula (United States, 1951-2013)
Fish Story, 1988 – 1995

'Shop occupied by women clerks for eighteen months in dispute over pay. Rúa Príncipe. (from Fish Story, Chapter 5), 1988-1995 edition of 5.', May 1992, Vigo, Galicia, Spain. 62.9 x 79.4 cm, Cibachrome (dye destruction) Color Print, series: Fish Story, Allan Sekula © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14, Courtesy of Christopher Grimes Gallery.

Laurie Simmons (United States, 1949)
The Love Doll, 2010

'The Love Doll / Day 22 (20 Pounds of Jewelry)', 2010, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA Prix Pictet Consumption Shortlist Selection, 177.8 x 199.38 cm, Fuji Matte Print Series: The Love Doll, Laurie Simmons © Prix Pictet Ltd 2013/14, Courtesy of Wilkinson Gallery, London.

The winner will be announced on 21 May 2014 at the opening of an exhibition of works by the shortlisted artists at the V&A. The exhibition will run from 22 May – 14 June 2014.

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