The work of the five finalists of the 2014 Canson® prize is showcased at Art Paris Art Fair. The prestigious jury for this prize is presided by YAN PEI MING, a French artist of Chinese descent. The prize is awarded in recognition an artist whose work demonstrates a special, intimate relationship with paper. In 2010 Fabien Merelle was rewarded for his precise autobiographical work while in 2011 the jury was swayed by the irony in Ronald Cornelissen’s creations. Virginia Chihota, the winner of the 2013 prize, saw her drawings exhibited at Madrid’s ARCO fair. The jury will meet again in Spain this year to choose the 2014 winner of the Canson® Prize. The work of the five finalists can be found on: www.fondscanson.com.

CANSON PRIZE® jury 2014

President of the Jury : YAN PEI-MING Jimena Blázquez Abascal, Director of the NMAC Foundation, Cadiz, Spain
Philippe Cohen, Contemporary Art Collector, France
Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Curator, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Brett Littman, Executive Director ,The Drawing Center, New-York, USA
Enrico Lunghi, Director, MUDAM, Luxembourg
Rosa Maria Malet, Director, Fundaciò Joan Mirò, Barcelone, Spain
Didier Ottinger, Deputy Director, Musée national d'Art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Jean-Marc Prévost, Director, Carré d'Art, Nîmes, France

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