For the 21st time, the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) is presenting the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim to outstanding Swiss culture practitioners:
In 2021 they are the architect Georges Descombes; curator Esther Eppstein; and artist Vivian Suter. Providing the pan- demic situation allows, they will be hon- oured on 20 September 2021 in Basel along with the winners of the Swiss Art Awards.
Upon recommendation of the Federal Art Commission, the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim is awarded to individuals in the fields of art, art education and architecture whose work is particularly topical and relevant to Swiss artistic and architectural production. The laureates were selected in late 2020 by the Federal Art Commission.
The Swiss Art Awards exhibition, which showcases the participants in the second round of the Swiss Art Competition, also includes film portraits of the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2021 recipients.
The Federal Office of Culture is also producingthe S̒ wissGrandAwardforArt / Prix Meret Oppenheim 2021̓ publication, containing interviews in which the laureates offer a deeper insight into their work. It will be enclosed with the Kunst- bulletin July / August 2021.
Jury
Prix Meret Oppenheim 2021 Federal Art Commission
President
Raffael Dörig (Director, Kunsthaus Langenthal)
Members
- Laura Arici (Art historian, Zurich)
- Victoria Easton (Architect, Christ & Gantenbein, Basel)
- Julie Enckell Julliard (Head of Cultural Development Department, HEAD – Genève, Geneva)
- San Keller (Artist, Zurich)
- Anne-Julie Raccoursier (Artist, Lausanne)
Architecture Experts
- Jeannette Kuo, (Architect, Karamuk Kuo, Zürich)
- Tanya Zein; (Architect, FAZ architectes, Geneva)