The DESTE Prize was established in 1999 as part of the Foundation’s policy of supporting and promoting contemporary art in Greece and is awarded every two years to a Greek artist living in Greece or abroad. For the second time, the DESTE Foundation will collaborate with the Museum of Cycladic Art that is to host the exhibition of works by the six shortlisted artists for the DESTE Prize 2011. This collaboration is part of an initiative taken by the Museum of Cycladic Art, whose project Young Views aims at launching dialogue with a younger generation, at keeping the public up to date on contemporary art production and at ensuring the dynamic presence of a space for the exchange of ideas.
The Selection Committee comprises of: Polina Kosmadaki (curator), Nikos Navrides (artist), Dimitris Palaiokrassas (art historian), Iasonas Tsakonas (collector), Stelios Vellis (journalist), Yerasimos Yannopoulos (collector). The DESTE Prize Jury comprises of: Dakis Joannou (president, The Deste Foundation), Madeleine Grynsztejn (director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), Kasper Koenig (director, Museum Ludwig Kolh), Jessica Morgan (curator, Tate Modern, London), Sarah Thornton (journalist) and Andro Wekua (artist).
Shortlisted artists: Alexandra Bachzetsis, Anastasia Douka, Irini Miga, Eftichis Patsourakis, Theodores Stamatogiannis and Jannis Varelas. Design by Christos Lialios.
