LONDON.- The Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation presents the two works shortlisted by the Artistic Council for the International Prize for Contemporary Art 2022 (PIAC). First awarded in 1965, the PIAC rewards a recent work proposed by the Artistic Council, which is chaired by HRH The Princess of Hanover, every three years. The winner of this prize is awarded the sum of €75,000.

The following artists are shortlisted for the International Prize for Contemporary Art 2022:

• Nguyen Trinh Thi for her work How to improve the world (2020), nominated by Zoe Butt;

• Christine Sun Kim for her performance The Star-Spangled Banner (2020), nominated by David Horvitz.

Set in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, home to a large concentration of Indigenous groups, How to Improve the World by Nguyen Trinh Thi is a film about listening. The film reflects on the differences in how memory is processed between visual and aural cultures, while observing the loss of land, forests and way of life of the Indigenous people in this part of the world.

The Star-Spangled Banner is a work by Christine Sun Kim that began with her interpretation of the US national anthem in American Sign Language (ASL) at the Super Bowl in February 2020 in front of millions of viewers. Accepting the invitation to perform was not an easy decision for the artist, as American football embodies values that are not her own. However, it was vital for her to maintain visibility for the Deaf community in America. Unfortunately, Christine Sun Kim’s performance only got a few seconds of airtime, a clear sign of the work that still needs to be done to achieve more equitable visibility in the media. The next day, she published an article in the New York Times reflecting on her experience at the Super Bowl of the systemic racism that she believes pervades American culture and which has become a norm that often goes unnoticed.

The winner’s work will be exhibited at Casa Encendida in Madrid from 10 November 2022 until the ARCOmadrid International Contemporary Art Fair, which takes place from 22 to 26 February 2023.

This year, a Research Grant will be awarded for the first time. Its aim is to support an artist, an institution, a collective, or an art historian in their current or future research work related to the Mediterranean region. Proposed by the Artistic Council, this triennial prize is not open to applications and is endowed with a prize of €10,000.

The following artists are nominated for the Research Grant:

• DAAR (Sandi HILAL and Alessandro PETTI)
• Dominique KOCH
• Pierre LEGUILLON

The winners of both of these prizes will be announced at the Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation’s awards ceremony in Monaco on 11 October.