Opening: Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Within the context of the
finalists' exhibition of the "Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010", the
Frankfurter Kunstverein will be presenting the four photographers Anna Fox (UK,
born in 1961), Zoe Leonard (USA, born in 1961), Sophie Ristelhueber (FR, born
in 1949) and Donovan Wylie (UK, born in 1971). The "2010 Deutsche Börse Photography
Prize" is an international prize for contemporary photography. It is
awarded on an annual basis by the Photographers' Gallery in London to an artist
of any nationality who has made an important contribution (in the context of an
exhibition or publication) to photography in Europe in the previous year.
The
French photographer
Sophie Ristelhueber has been awarded the "2010 Deutsche Börse
Photography Prize"
for her retrospective "Sophie Ristelhueber" at Jeu de Paume, Paris
(2009). The
award comes with prize money of £30.000. The other shortlisted artists
were
each awarded £3.000.
Sophie Ristelhueber, "Eleven Blowups #10", 2006; © Sophie Ristelhueber/adagp
The
selection of works
illustrates the diversity of contemporary photography and thus takes
into
account various conceptual approaches and photographic methods. Sophie
Ristelhueber has been active as photographer for 25 years and has,
during the
past years, mainly examined the impact of human conflict upon
architecture and
landscape in Europe and the Middle East.
Anna Fox, „Hampshire Village Play", 2003, from the series Back to the Village 1999 -
© Anna Fox courtesy James Hyman Gallery, London
Anna Fox, nominated for her exhibition "Cockroach Diary & Other Stories",
Ffotogallery, Cardiff (2009), reveals in her extensive photographic work, with
the help of a mixture of social observation and personal diary projects, a
seemingly claustrophobic and often bizarre portrait of everyday British life.
Zoe Leonard was nominated for her retrospective "Zoe Leonard: Photographs",
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (2009). The subject of her predominantly
black-and-white photographs is urban landscapes, which can be conceived on the
one hand as a sort of personal assessment, while on the other hand too, as a
commentary on photography itself. Donovan Wylie was nominated for his exhibition "MAZE 2007/8" last
year at Belfast Exposed Photography. Having grown up in Belfast, his
photography focuses on post-conflict Northern. For this project he investigated
the identity, history and territory of his country through a systematic
documentation of the infamous Maze prison.
Donovan Wylie, "The Maze Prison. Sterile, Phase 1", 2003, NORTHERN IRELAND
© Donovan Wylie/ Magnum Photos
Curators: Stefanie Braun
(The Photographers' Gallery, London)
Organisation: The Photographers' Gallery, London in cooperation with the Frankfurter
Kunstverein
Sponsor: The Gruppe Deutsche Börse has been title sponsor of the Deutsche Börse
Photography Prize since 2005.
For further informationen please contact: The Photographers' Gallery: Sam
Trenerry +44 (0)2070879333, Email:
press@photonet.org.uk; Deutsche Börse Media Relations: Michaela Leischner +49 (0)6921117252,
Email: Michaela.Leischner@deutsche-boerse.com
