Taus Makhacheva shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize 2019
The PinchukArtCentre and Victor Pinchuk Foundation present works by 21 young artists across 17 countries, shortlisted for the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize - the global art prize for artists aged 35 or younger. Established in 2009, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the prize's founding.The exhibition showcases existing works as well as new site specific pieces by the shortlisted artists which engage with the Palazzo Ca' Tron and its history. Many of the works question the interpretation of knowledge, leading us towards a suggested model of a future archaeology or an archaeology of the future.It includes newly commissioned work by Taus Makhacheva Quantitative Infinity of the Objective.
An official Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the show will be on view at the Palazzo Ca' Tron from 11 May until 18 August 2019.