The Praemium Imperiale () is an international art prize inaugurated in 1988 and awarded since 1989 by the Imperial family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre and film.
The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million Japanese yen, and was created by the Fujisankei Communications Group, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year. The prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.
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The Praemium Imperiale is awarded in the memory of Prince Takamatsu (1905–1987), younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who reigned from 1926 through 1989. Prince Takamatsu was famous for his longtime support of the development, promotion and progress of arts in the world.
The laureates are announced each September; the prize presentation ceremony and related events are held in Tokyo, Japan, each November. The prize presentation ceremony is held in the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi, President of the Japan Art Association, at the in Tokyo. Prince Hitachi presents the prizes to the selected laureates. The prize consists of a gold medal and 15 million Japanese yen, and was created by the Fujisankei Communications Group, which pays the expenses of around $3 million per year.
The laureates are annually recommended by international advisers, and decided by an anonymous committee of the Japan Art Association. The advisers include Yasuhiro Nakasone, William H. Luers, Lamberto Dini, François Pinault, Chris Patten, and Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. Honorary advisers included Jacques Chirac, David Rockefeller, David Rockefeller Jr., Helmut Schmidt and Richard von Weizsäcker.
Table of laureates
Year Painting Sculpture Architecture Music Film/Theater1989Willem de Kooning and David HockneyUmberto MastroianniI. M. PeiPierre BoulezMarcel Carné1990Antoni TàpiesArnaldo PomodoroJames StirlingLeonard BernsteinFederico Fellini1991BalthusEduardo ChillidaGae AulentiGyörgy LigetiIngmar Bergman1992Pierre SoulagesAnthony CaroFrank GehryAlfred SchnittkeAkira Kurosawa1993Jasper JohnsMax BillKenzo TangeMstislav RostropovichMaurice Béjart1994Zao Wou-kiRichard SerraCharles CorreaHenri DutilleuxJohn Gielgud1995Roberto MattaChristoRenzo PianoAndrew Lloyd WebberNakamura Utaemon VI1996Cy TwomblyCésarTadao AndoLuciano BerioAndrzej Wajda1997Gerhard RichterGeorge SegalRichard MeierRavi ShankarPeter Brook1998Robert RauschenbergDani KaravanÁlvaro SizaSofia GubaidulinaRichard Attenborough1999Anselm KieferLouise BourgeoisFumihiko MakiOscar PetersonPina Bausch2000Ellsworth KellyNiki de Saint PhalleRichard RogersHans Werner HenzeStephen Sondheim2001Lee UfanMarta PanJean NouvelOrnette ColemanArthur Miller2002Sigmar PolkeGiuliano VangiNorman FosterDietrich Fischer-DieskauJean-Luc Godard2003Bridget RileyMario MerzRem KoolhaasClaudio AbbadoKen Loach2004Georg BaselitzBruce NaumanOscar NiemeyerKrzysztof PendereckiAbbas Kiarostami2005Robert RymanIssey MiyakeYoshio TaniguchiMartha ArgerichMerce Cunningham2006Yayoi KusamaChristian BoltanskiFrei OttoSteve ReichMaya Plisetskaya2007Daniel BurenTony CraggHerzog & de MeuronDaniel BarenboimEllen Stewart2008Richard HamiltonIlya and Emilia KabakovPeter ZumthorZubin MehtaSakata Tōjūrō2009Hiroshi SugimotoRichard LongZaha HadidAlfred BrendelTom Stoppard2010Enrico CastellaniRebecca HornToyo ItoMaurizio PolliniSophia Loren2011Bill ViolaAnish KapoorRicardo LegorretaSeiji OzawaJudi Dench2012Cai Guo-QiangCecco BonanotteHenning LarsenPhilip GlassYoko Morishita2013Michelangelo PistolettoAntony GormleyDavid ChipperfieldPlácido DomingoFrancis Ford Coppola2014Martial RaysseGiuseppe PenoneSteven HollArvo PärtAthol Fugard2015Tadanori YokooWolfgang LaibDominique PerraultMitsuko UchidaSylvie Guillem2016Cindy ShermanAnnette MessagerPaulo Mendes da RochaGidon KremerMartin Scorsese2017Shirin NeshatEl AnatsuiRafael MoneoYoussou N'DourMikhail Baryshnikov2018Pierre AlechinskyFujiko NakayaChristian de PortzamparcRiccardo MutiCatherine Deneuve2019William KentridgeMona HatoumTod Williams and Billie TsienAnne-Sophie MutterBando Tamasaburo2020No awardNo awardNo awardNo awardNo award2021Sebastião SalgadoJames TurrellGlenn MurcuttYo-Yo MaNo recipient2022Giulio PaoliniAi WeiweiKazuyo Sejima and Ryue NishizawaKrystian ZimermanWim Wenders2023Vija CelminsOlafur EliassonDiébédo Francis KéréWynton MarsalisRobert Wilson2024Sophie CalleDoris SalcedoShigeru BanMaria João PiresAng Lee2025Peter DoigMarina AbramovićEduardo Souto de MouraAndrás SchiffAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker2026Jenny HolzerAndy GoldsworthyDaniel LibeskindHerbert BlomstedtCate Blanchett
Grants for Young Artists Since 1997, a series of grants have been made to organizations which nourish young artists. 1997 Hanoi Conservatory of Music, Vietnam 1998 Polish National Film, Television and Theater School, Poland 1999 Instituto Superior de Arte, Cuba 2000 Ulster Youth Orchestra, Northern Ireland 2001 Résidence du Festival, France 2002 European Union Youth Orchestra 2003 De Sono Associazione per la Musica, Italy 2004 Young Sound Forum of Central Europe 2005 Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy, Japan 2006 State Foundation of the National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela (El Sistema) 2007 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra 2008 Italian Youth Orchestra, Italy 2009 Kremerata Baltica, Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia 2010 Asian Youth Orchestra 2011 Southbank Sinfonia and The Royal Court Young Writers Programme 2012 The Sphinx Organization, US 2013 The JuniOrchestra of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome 2014 The Zinsou Foundation, Benin 2015 Yangon Film School, Myanmar/Germany 2016 Five Arts Centre, Malaysia 2017 Zoukak Theatre Company and Cultural Association, Lebanon 2018 Shakespeare Schools Foundation 2019 Démos (Philharmonie de Paris) 2021 The Advanced Training School of the Central Institute for Restoration, Italy 2022 Kronberg Academy Foundation (Germany) 2023 Rural Studio, US and Harlem School of the Arts, US 2024 Komunitas Salihara Arts Center (Indonesia） 2025 National Youth Theatre (U.K.) 2026 La Source Garouste (France)
See also Fuji Television Sankei Shimbun
References
External links Official website