NordArt Prize & NordArt Public Choice Award

XIANG Jing 向京 – China

https://www.xiangjingart.com/en/

The NordArt Prize 2024 will be awarded to Chinese sculptor XIANG Jing.
Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann, hosts of Kunstwerk Carlshütte and donors of the €10,000 NordArt Prize, are honoring the artist for her profound sculptures, which have enriched NordArt for the fourth time. XIANG Jing's figurative sculpture composition also earned her the NordArt Public Choice Award in 2018.
XIANG Jing’s visually captivating sculptures, although representational and realistic externally, are highly contemplative and inquisitive about the complexity of humanity and the value of spirituality in the modern age.

XIANG Jing
Mortals – Maybe I Want It All: The Darkness of Each Endless Fall, the Shimmering Light of Each Ascent, 2011, fibreglass, painted, 304 x 260 x 175 cm
Mortals – Endless Tower, 2011, fibreglass, painted, 465 x 120 x 120 cm (on the left)

For 25 years, NordArt’s principal curators, Wolfgang Gramm and Inga Aru, have succeeded in presenting curated artwork from around the world with such talent that the exhibition has become a fascinating work of art in its own right. Their mastery in arranging the pieces - enhancing their impact within the space and creating a dialogue between them - has resulted in aesthetic brilliance and accessibility that continues to attract so many visitors year after year. The illustrated books and annual catalogues, created by Inga Aru, deserve particular recognition.

To mark the 25th anniversary of NordArt, Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann would like to award a special NordArt award of €10,000 to the artists Wolfgang Gramm and Inga Aru.

• Critchley, Paul – Great Britain/Italy

• YANG Song 杨凇 – China

• Stentzel, Helga – Great Britain

Paul Critchley Panoramic installation: A SENSE OF PLACE
Oil on canvas on hardboard or aluminium, mirrors, life-size

YANG Song
"Halo" 2023/2024, steel, stainless steel wire, motors, light 400 x 800 x 800 cm

Helga Stentzel
Casa Rosa from the series The Faces of Burano
2023, photography

Helga Stentzel
“Laundrosaurus” 2022, photography

Helga Stentzel
"Smooothie" 2021, photograpy

Lubo Mikle – Slovakia

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Lubo Mikle
KUVYT, 2020, assembled object, 630 x 630 x 630 cm

• Lilya Corneli (Armenia/Germany/Netherlands)

• Server Demirtaş (Türkiye)

• İrfan Önürmen (Türkiye)

• DEJO Denzer (Germany)

• Michał Jackowski (Poland)

Special Project TO BE MUSE

Scream, 2020, silicon, mechanics, clothes, 110 x 65 x 44 cm

Gaze Series, 2017, multi-layers of cut tulle, sewn on and mounted on canvas, each 184 x 132 cm

Klavierfisch, 2023, piano, grand piano, organ and accordion parts, 200 x 300 x 20 cm

Special Project ANTIQUE GAMES

LIU Ruowang – China

Liu Ruowang:
1. Mr. Pinnochio, 2019–2022,
Corten steel, 36 life-size figures, Pinnochio: H: 600 cm
2. Original Sin, 2011–2013,
Bronze, 36 parts, each 350 x 180 x 120 cm
3. The East is Red, 2004–2009,
Bronze, 6 parts, H: 380 cm
4. Wolves Coming, 2008–2010,
cast steel, 110 pieces, each 110 x 90 x 220 cm
5. Findet Dodo I–VII, 2020,
Stainless steel, H: 65–97 cm, L: 95–122 cm

The NordArt Prize 2022 is awarded to the Chinese sculptor Liu Ruowang.

Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann, hosts of the Kunstwerk Carlshütte and donors of the art prize worth 10,000 euros, are therefore paying homage to an artist who has been closely associated with NordArt for many years and has captivated audiences throughout Europe as its ambassador.

Liu Ruowang was the Artist in Focus of NordArt 2016 and also received the Public Choice Award at that time. Since then, many of his major works have found a home at NordArt, and from here, have toured as guests during special collaborations with partners in Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland. His large format sculpture group of apes has also been impressively displayed in front of Kiel's Landtag and in Hamburg City.

Liu Ruowang deals with the issues concerning the origin and conception of humanity, the meaning of existence and every individual's purpose in life. “Wolves Coming", "Original Sin" and "Dodos" also measure the value of the original and the impact of the achievements of civilization upon it. With the sculpture group "Mr. Pinocchio", the artist hopes to inspire people to think about the origin and nature of lies. Who is the actual puppeteer?

• DEJO Denzer (Germany)

The artist is fascinated by perceptual phenomena both in the visual as well as the figurative social-political-religious sense. He creates characters out of shoes that are as versatile as the people who have worn them.

• Michał Jackowski (Poland)

The sculptor combines classical elements with the modern mythology of consumerism. The classical aesthetics and elements of antiquity intentionally clash with references to pop culture to encourage the viewers to analyze themselves and their connection with the past and the present.

• WU Guoyong (China)

His photographs record more than 50 scandalous bicycle graveyards in China. The idea of bicycle sharing as a green transport scheme rolled like a wave over Chinese cities, with 27 million bikes soon blocking the streets. In 2017, the government realised the seriousness of the issue and limited the number of service providers, turning the millions of discarded bikes into urban garbage heaps.

DEJO Denzer "Pharao" from the series "Schuhcharakterköpfe",
2011–2022, Material collage, 40 x 30 x 15 cm

Michał Jackowski "Fast Food" 2018,
marble, bronze, wood, 96 x 66 x 98 cm

WU Guoyong "Haizhu No.3, Guangzhou, China"
2018, photograpy, 120 x 180 cm

• Timur D'Vatz – Uzbekistan

^{"The Journey" 2018, oil on canvas, 225 x 450 cm
"Garden of Memories" 2017, oil on canvas, 245 x 500 cm
"Garden of Dreams" 2020, oil on canvas, 127 x 183 cm}

• Veronika Psotková – Czech Republic

• Gilles T. Lacombe – France

• Angelika Haak – Germany

• Maria Kulikovska – Ukraine

• Sabine Emmerich – Germany

OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana (Mongolia)

^{DEGREE, 2017–2019, sculpture Installation, iron wire, 320 x 2100 x 1700 cm}

^{The Long Night of Lights on 21/09/2019: (from left) Inga Aru (co-curator of NordArt), Wolfgang Gramm (chief curator of NordArt), Hans-Julius Ahlmann (host at Kunstwerk Carlshütte), DENG Guoyuan (China), Tobias Duwe ( North German Realists), OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana (Mongolia), Johanna Ahlmann (host of the Kunstwerk Carlshütte)}

• Černý, David – Czech Republic
• DENG Guoyuan – China
• XI Jianjun – China/Great Britain

^{OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana (Mongolia)}

Special Public Choice Award 2019

NORTH GERMAN REALISTS: Anderson, Friedel • Boonstra, Margreet • Borchert, Brigitta • Duwe, Tobias • Gloyer, Frauke • Göttlicher, Erhard • Krigar, André • Lehmpfuhl, Christopher • Lipp, Meike • Möller, Lars • Petermann, Ulf • Störtenbecker, Nikolaus • Suplie, Frank • Warwas, Till

^{David ČERNÝ „QUO VADIS“, 1990, Fiberglas, Metal, Trabant, 310 x 390 x 170 cm}

^{DENG Guoyuan “NOAH'S GARDEN”, 2016, mirror glass, artificial plants and stones, aluminum, LEDs, 1160 x 650 x 320 cm}

^{XI Jianjun “BABYLONIAN“, 2017–2018, wood, iron frame, paint, various prints, 750 x 500 x 500 cm}

^{NORTH GERMAN REALISTS in the ACO Wagenremise}

Biafarin Award

Gold Membership Package for 10 young artists at NordArt 2018. Gold Membership Package is the most popular package in Biafarin for artists to develop their art career internationally. It includes Online Artist Profile, Opportunities alerts and submissions, Online Distribution, Exhibition requests and Artist Data Management. Biafarin Inc is a Canadian Artist Management company with an online portal and an international network of artists, art buyers and art businesses. Informationen: www.biafarin.com
For the selection of 10 artists, NordArt audience votes were also considered.

Biafarin Award winners:

Hietanen, Liisa – Finland
Kalisz, Aleksandra – Poland/Portugal
Kuznetsova-Ruf, Anastasia – Russia
Lorpaitoon, Rungploy – Thailand
Milenkovic, Ivan – Serbia
Murashkina, Nina – Ukraine/Spain
Nguyễn Thễ Dũng – Vietnam
Norouzi, Hamed – Iran
Schurbin, Dmitrij – Kazakhstan/Germany
Soonsein, Regina-Mareta – Estonia

Michal Gabriel (Czech Republic)

The official Award Ceremony took place at the opening of NordArt 2019 on 1 June 2019

^{Michal Gabriel
„Birth of Venus", 2011–2018, fiberglass, 85-teilig, H: 200 cm}

• XIANG Jing (China)
• ZHANG Dali (China)
• Ekaterina Zacharova (Russia/Germany)

^{Michal Gabriel
„Moonlight", 2017-2018, stainless steel, 220 x 260 x 700 cm}

^{The Long Night of Lights on 15 June 2018: from left: Lucie Pangrácová (Curator of the Czech Pavilion), Ekaterina Zacharova (Public Choice Award 2018), Michal Gabriel (NordArt Prize 2018), Johanna and Hans-Julius Ahlmann (Hosts at Kunstwerk Carlshütte), Inga Aru (Co-Curator of NordArt), Wolfgang Gramm (Chief Curator of NordArt)}

^{XIANG Jing
Are A Hundred Playing You? Or Only One? – Series "Naked Beyond Skin", 2007, fiberglass, 140 x 240 x 240 cm (photo Dirk Eisermann)}

^{Xiang Jing – video message}

^{The River Flows East – Series "S", 2014–2016, fiberglass, 160 x 1500 x 350 cm (photo Dirk Eisermann)}

^{ZHANG Dali
Man and Beast, 2008-2010, fiberglass, 330 x 210 x 280 cm (photo Dirk Eisermann)}

ZHANG Dali – video message

^{Ekaterina Zacharova}

^{Ekaterina Zacharova
Just a woman – Havanna – New York: coffee habit, 2016, oil on canvas, 80 x 110 cm}

Gold Membership Package for 10 young artists at NordArt 2018. Gold Membership Package is the most popular package in Biafarin for artists to develop their art career internationally. It includes Online Artist Profile, Opportunities alerts and submissions, Online Distribution, Exhibition requests and Artist Data Management. Biafarin Inc is a Canadian Artist Management company with an online portal and an international network of artists, art buyers and art businesses. Information: www.biafarin.com
For the selection of 10 artists, NordArt audience votes were also considered.

Biafarin Award winners:

Borodin, Yaroslaw – Russia
de Vivanco, Ivana – Chile
Dief, Shaima – Egypt
Durugadda, Harsha Vardhan – India
Figueroa, Jansel – Colombia
Ghazi Asadollahi, Sara – Iran
Saadat, Barana – Iran
Taasha, Mohsin – Afghanistan
Tariq, Kanwal – Pakistan
Yefanov, Yuri – Ukraine

Jörg Plickat (Germany)

The official Award Ceremony took place at the opening of NordArt 2018 on 9 June 2018

^{Jörg Plickat
„Helping Hands, Homage to Humanity“, 2017, corten steel, 350 x 600 x 250 cm}

• XU Bing (China)
• Varol Topaç (Turkey)
• David Černý (Czech Republic)

^{Jörg Plickat
„Helping Hands, Homage to Humanity“, 2017, corten steel, 350 x 600 x 250 cm}

^{Prize-giving Ceremony on 23 September 2017: from left: Hans-Julius Ahlmann (Host at Kunstwerk Carlshütte), Varol Topaç, Juan Zaft (representative for Xu Bing), Jörg Plickat, Rike (representative for David Černý), Johanna Ahlmann (Host at Kunstwerk Carlshütte)}

XU Bing

^{XU Bing
„PHÖNIX I–II“, 2015, construction debris, 630 x 720 x 3100 cm / 470 x 860 x 3000 cm}

^{Varol Topaç}

^{Varol Topaç
„BIR-LIK | Unit“, 2017, kinetic object: tree branches, metal, electric motors, 136 x 430 x 40 cm}

^{David Černý
„FACES“ 2016, polymer resin, LEDs, heigth: 220 cm each}

^{David Černý
“PEGASUS (Horsepowers)” 2016, kinetic sculptures: aluminum-fiberglass composite, metal, motors, 320 x 250 x 214 cm each}

Gold Membership Package for 10 young artists at NordArt 2017. Gold Membership Package is the most popular package in Biafarin for artists to develop their art career internationally. It includes Online Artist Profile, Opportunities alerts and submissions, Online Distribution, Exhibition requests and Artist Data Management. Biafarin Inc is a Canadian Artist Management company with an online portal and an international network of artists, art buyers and art businesses. Information: www.biafarin.com
For the selection of 10 artists, NordArt audience votes were also considered.

Biafarin Award winners:

Adoni, Nir – Israel
Anvari, Ali – Iran
Bastami, Soheyl (Reza) – Iran
Baznani, Achraf – Morocco
Choo Jing, Sarah – Singapore
Díaz Gálvez, Yoel – Mexico
Ossandón, María – Chile
Savinova, Anastasiia – Russia/Sweden
Voronina, Oleksandra – Ukraine
Zaft, Tobias – Germany/China

David Černý (Czech Republic)

The official Award Ceremony took place at the opening of NordArt 2017 on 10 June 2017

^{David Černý
„Head – Kafka“, 2014, stainless steel, with 38 horizontal and independent of each other rotating layers, height: 280 cm}

^{„SPEEDERMAN“, 2014, stainless steel, electronics, light, height: 400 cm}

1. Prize - Liu Ruowang (China)
2. Prize - Talia Keinan (Israel)
3. Prize - Jo Kley (Germany)

Prize-giving Ceremony on 17/09/2016: from left: Inga Aru (Co-Curator of NordArt), David Cérny (NordArt-Preis 2016), Carmit Blumensohn (Curator of the Israeli Pavilion), Juan Zaft (representative for Liu Ruowang, 1. Public Choice Award), Hans-Julius Ahlmann (Host at Kunstwerk Carlshütte), Talia Keinan (2. Public Choice Award), Wolfgang Gramm (Chief Curator of NordArt), Jo Kley (3. Public Choice Award), Johanna Ahlmann (Host at Kunstwerk Carlshütte)

^{LIU Ruowang
„Wolves Coming“, 2008–2010, steel casting, 110 parts, each 110 x 90 x 220 cm
„Wolve Warrior“, bronze, height 330 cm}

^{LIU Ruowang
„Original Sin“, 2011–2013, bronze, 36 parts, hight 350 cm}

^{Talia Keinan
„Stain“, 2005, installation: gravel, light bulb, video screening}

^{Jo Kley
„Planet Babylon“, 2016, Carrara marble, 170 x 190 x 125 cm}

^{Jo Kley
„Dragon“, 2014, Carrara marble, 290 x 100 x 100 cm}

LIU Yonggang (China)

Official Award ceremony took place at the opening of NordArt 2016 on 4 June 2016

^{LIU Yonggang}

^{LIU Yonggang
„Standing Character“, painted steel, 380x220x149 cm |
„Embrace of Love series (1–9)“, Ink Jade (Nephrit), each 60x20x30 cm}

1. Prize - JANG Yongsun (South Korea)
2. Prize - LV Shun (China)
3. Prize - OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana (Mongolia)

^{Prize-giving Ceremony on 19.09.2015: from left: Inga Aru (Co-Curator), Oyuntuya Oyunjargal (Co-Curator), Jang Yongsun (1. Public Choice Award), Ochirbold Ayurzana (3. Public Choice Award), Counselor Batmunkh (Embassy of Mongolia), Johanna Ahlmann and Hans-Julius Ahlmann (Hosts at the Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Shareholdes of the ACO Group), Wolfgang Gramm (Chief Curator NordArt)}

^{JANG Yongsun}

^{JANG Yongsun
From the series „Darkmatter“, scorched stainless steel,
274x203x58 cm | 46x174x135 cm | 320x190x180 cm}

^{LV Shun}

^{LV Shun
„Feast“, steel casting, 250x240x1000 cm}

^{OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana}

^{OCHIRBOLD Ayurzana
„Man is not an abudance on the earth“
steel, wire, stones, 500x350x450 cm}

AES+F
Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovitch, Evgeny Svyatsky + Vladimir Fridkes (Russia)
Film "Allegoria Sacra" 2011–2012

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_{Official Award ceremony took place at the opening of NordArt 2015 on 6 June 2015}

^{AES+F
"Allegoria Sacra" 2011–2012, HD Video, 39 min 39 sec}

1. Prize - Confronting Anitya – China Garden (China)
2. Prize - Jovanka Stanojević (Serbia)
3. Prize - Dmitry Gutov (Russia)

^{Prize-giving Ceremony on 20.09.2014: from left: Vice Consul of the Russian Federation from Hamburg (acting for Dmitry Gutov), Jovanka Stanojević, Hans-Julius Ahlmann, Johanna Ahlmann, Zhu Zijuan (acting for the artist group Confronting Anitya)}

^{Confronting Anitya
CHINA GARDEN – Curator Liang Kegang (China)}

^{Curator Liang Kegang (China)}

^{Jovanka Stanojević (Serbia)
„Father“ 2014, mixed media on canvas, 300x200 cm}

^{Jovanka Stanojević (Serbia)}

^{Dmitry Gutov (Russia)
„Jupiter & Semele“ and „Tereus & Philomela“ 2013, metal, welded, each 105x85x40 cm}

^{Dmitry Gutov (Russia)}

Collaborative installation by SINN (South Korea) & Wolfgang Gramm (Germany)

^{Sinn & Wolfgang Gramm „Untitled“, 2013, installation: painting and scraching on aluminium, indian ink, wood, natural grass}

^{Sinn & Wolfgang Gramm „Untitled“, 2013, installation: painting and scraching on aluminium, indian ink, wood, natural grass}

1. Prize - Jovanka Stanojević (Serbia)
2. Prize - Villu Jaanisoo (Estonia/Finland)
3. Prize - Soon Mi Oh (South Korea)

^{Prize-giving Ceremony on 14.09.2013: Hans-Julius Ahlmann, Wolfgang Gramm, Jovanka Stanojević, Villu Jaanisoo und Johanna Ahlmann}

^{Jovanka Stanojević
„Mother 1“, 2010, acrylic, dry pastel on canvas, 240 x 170 cm}

^{Jovanka Stanojević
„Mother 2“, 2010, acrylic, dry pastel on canvas, 240 x 170 cm}

^{Villu Jaanisoo
„Hotei, one of the seven lucky gods“, 2006, rubber, 275x210x195 cm}

^{Villu Jaanisoo
„Hotei, one of the seven lucky gods“, 2006, rubber, 275x210x195 cm}

^{OH Soon Mi
„Mirror Mask“, 2013, Installation: mirror, sandblasted, steel structure, video projection, 400x300x500 cm}

^{OH Soon Mi
„Mirror Mask“, 2013, Installation: mirror, sandblasted, steel structure, video projection, 400x300x500 cm}

Gheorghi Filin (Bulgaria/Italy)
„Sail“, 2011, Carrara marble

^{Gheorghi Filin „Sail“, 2011, Carrara marble, h 380 cm}

1. Prize – Gilles T. LACOMBE (France)
2. Prize – ZHI XinXin (China)
3. Prize – SINN (South Korea)

^{Prize-giving ceremony: Gilles T. Lacombe with Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann (ACO Group)}

^{Gilles T. Lacombe
„The Great Ivory“, 2006-2009, wood, ivory, 120x100x550 cm}

^{Gilles T. Lacombe
Installation „Über den Linden“, 2009, wood, paper}

^{ZHI XinXin
„Love Letters“, 2010, ceramic, 200 pieces}

^{SINN
"Paradise" 2005, painting and scratching on aluminium board, 400x500cm}

The name of this years awardee, Peter Lundberg, was announced at the 'Long Night of the Lights' on the 17th of September. The price giving ceremony will take place during the opening of the NordArt 2012.

^{Peter Lundberg – "Katla", 2010, concrete, iron reinforcement, height: 13 meter}

1. Prize – Dan Hudson (Canada)
2. Prize – Gerhard Mantz (Germany)
3. Prize – Zdeněk Šmíd (Czech Republic)

^{From the left: Hans-Julius Ahlmann (ACO Group), Dan Hudson, Gerhard Mantz, Zdeněk Šmíd, Johanna Ahlmann (ACO Group)}

^{1. Prize: Dan Hudson:
"News, Weather, Sports" 2010, DVD-Video installation 4:3. Loop, Sound, 172x115x15 cm}

^{2. Prize: Gerhard Mantz:
"The Left Hand of Darkness" 2008, pigmented ink on canvas, 140x270 cm}

^{3. Prize: Zdeněk Šmíd:
kinetic sculpture "Rider" 1995/2010, copper, tin solder, spherulitic iron, steel, soldering, 260x80x360 cm}

The NordArt-Prize, awarded for the first time this year, was won by the Chinese sculptor Zeng Chenggang. As officially announced last Saturday (18.09.2010), Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann (ACO Group), the sponsors of the 10,000 euro prize, chose Zeng Chenggang as a representative of the dawn of the Asian era and the enormous changes affecting Chinese art. The award presentation ceremony will take place at the opening of NordArt 2011, on 4 June 2011.

Professor Zeng Chenggang was represented at the NordArt 2010 with his work "Lotus" – a symbol for a continuously changing world.

1. Prize - Teija und Pekka Isorättyä (Finland)
2. Prize - Wolfgang Stiller (Germany)
3. Prize - Hiroko (Japan)

^{Hiroko, Teija Isorättyä, Pekka Isorättyä, Johanna Ahlmann, Hans-Julius Ahlmann}

^{Teija & Pekka Isorättyä, Installation "Chicharrona"}

Wolfgang Stiller, Installation "Matchstick Men"

^{Hiroko, Installation „Prayer for 100 Souls and 1000 Works of Art“}