American Theatre Director Ellen Stewart Wins Prestigious Praemium Imperiale Arts Award, Joining Four Other Celebrated Laureates Named by Japan Art Association.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- The winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale The Praemium Imperiale is a prize for artists that has been awarded since 1989 at the suggestion of the Emperor of Japan. It is intended to be a "Nobel Prize in art" and an expansion on the Nobel Prize in Literature to other fields of fine art. arts awards, including American theatre director Ellen Stewart Ellen Stewart (born November 7, 1918 Alexandria, Louisiana) is an American theater director and producer and the founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club (also known as "La Mama E.T.C."). , were officially announced today at the Japanese Cultural Center in Paris. Carrying prizes of 15 million yen (approximately $125,000) each, the awards recognize lifetime achievement in the arts in categories not covered not covered Health care adjective Referring to a procedure, test or other health service to which a policy holder or insurance beneficiary is not entitled under the terms of the policy or payment system–eg, Medicare. Cf Covered. by the Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E. A. von Behring R. F. A. Sully-Prudhomme 1902 Élie Ducommun C. A. . The 2007 Praemium Imperiale Laureates are:
Painting Daniel Buren France
Sculpture Tony Cragg U.K.
Architecture Jacques Herzog
& Pierre de Meuron Switzerland
Music Daniel Barenboim Israel
Theatre/Film Ellen Stewart U.S.A.
The Japan Art Association will also present its annual Grant for Young Artists to the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra of Seville, Spain. The orchestra, which was co-founded by this year's Laureate Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; his parents were Russian Ashkenazi Jews. , will receive 5 million yen (approximately $40,000) to assist in its efforts to build mutual understanding between Israel and Arab countries. The awards ceremony will be held in Tokyo October 16, where the Laureates will receive specially-designed gold medals and diplomas from His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association. Candidates for the Praemium Imperiale awards are nominated by a distinguished panel of International Advisors and selected by the Japan Art Association. The American Advisor is William H. Luers, President of the United Nations Association, a leading center for policy research. He previously served for 13 years as President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , following a distinguished 31-year career in the Foreign Service. This is Mr. Luers' seventh year on the panel since succeeding David Rockefeller, Jr., who now serves as an Honorary Advisor. Other International Advisors include Raymond Barre (who passed away on August 25), Lamberto Dini, Otto Graf Lambsdorff Otto Graf Lambsdorff (born December 20 1926) is a German politician with the Free Democratic Party. He was born in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. From 1977 till 1982, and again from 1982 till 1984, he was economic minister for West Germany, when he was forced to resign , and Nakasone Yasuhiro. Other Honorary Advisors are Jacques Chirac, David Rockefeller, Helmut Schmidt, and Richard von Weizsacker. "We're very proud to announce such an eclectic and inspiring group as this year's Laureates," Mr. Luers said. "What is especially striking about this year's recipients is the continuing influence they have in their respective fields, pointing to exciting new dimensions in their already world-renowned and influential bodies of work." Last year, the Praemium Imperiale was awarded to Yayoi Kusama (painting), Christian Boltanski (sculpture), Frei Otto (architecture), Steve Reich (music) and Maya Plisetskaya (theatre/film). Previous Laureates have included Leonard Bernstein, Ingmar Bergman, Willem de Kooning, Frank Gehry, Arthur Miller, Akira Kurosawa, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Rem Koolhaas, Mstislav Rostropovich, Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christo (born Hristo Yavashev, Bulgarian: Христо Явашев) and Jeanne-Claude (born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon) are a married couple who create environmental installation art. , Norman Foster and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. The Praemium Imperiale was created in 1988 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Japan Art Association and to honor the late Prince Takamatsu, who served as the association's honorary patron for 58 years. For more information on the Japan Art Association and the Praemium Imperiale, including biographies of current and past winners, visit www.praemiumimperiale.org. |
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