The Iranian-German artist Nairy Baghramian won the Nasher Prize in 2022. Considered the most prestigious sculpture award in the world, the prize is presented annually by the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, to a living artist whose work expands the parameters of form. Baghramian receives $ 100,000 and an award designed by Renzo Piano at a ceremony in Dallas in April.
“Baghramian is deeply indebted to the object-forming traditions of sculpture and carefully looks at materials and shapes to create sculptures that are evocative, enigmatic explorations of the body, exploring our inclination towards the binary of interior and exterior, of the insider and the outsider,” said Nasher director Jeremy Strick in a statement. “It is a privilege to celebrate your accomplishments on the occasion of this award.”
Baghramian, who lives in Berlin, is widely known for her work in irreconcilable materials such as marble or steel, which depict soft, organic forms that vaguely resemble living things and interact with the spaces in which they are placed. Based on influences as diverse as classical sculpture and modern architecture, Baghramian creates sculptures that are reminiscent of limbs or prostheses and examine the relationship between gesture and function. The artist has said that she is inspired by “looking at something and feeling sorry for it”.
Baghramian is the sixth artist to have won the award since its inception in 2015, alongside previous award winners Michael Rakowitz, Isa Genzken, Theaster Gates, Pierre Huyghe and Doris Salcedo. Baghramian’s work is currently on view in a solo exhibition entitled “Misfits” at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan, where it can be seen until September 26th. An exhibition of her work will open in November at the Vienna Secession, where it will run until January 2022; Solo exhibitions of her work will also open next year in the Carré d’Art, Nîmes, France, and in the Nasher Sculpture Center.
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