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Artes Mundi Prize ExhibitionArtes Mundi Prize Exhibition
Date: Mar - Jun 2009; not Mon (annual)
Theme: Visual Arts
Rating: 3 Stars
The Artes Mundi international contemporary art prize is worth £40,000 to the winner. All competing artists are emerging figures whose work has been exhibited at important international exhibitions like the Venice & Sao Paulo Biennales and the Yokahama Triennial.
The work on display includes a variety of media, film and video installations and sculpture, exploring notions of history, identity and memory, the body and communication.
The first Artes Mundi Prize was awarded to Chinese artist Xu Bing in 2004. Two years later the second was awarded to Finnish artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila. This year's prize is awarded at the end of April 2008.
Event Details
- First Date: 15 March 2009 - 8 June 2009 TBC
- Opening Hour(s): Tue-Sun 10am-5pm; open Bank Holiday Mon
- Town: Cardiff
Venue Details
- Venue: National Museum Cardiff
- Address: Cathays Park, CF10 3NP
- Tel: N/A
- Directions: Within Cathays Park in the city's civic centre, about ten minutes from the train station.