The art karlsruhe prize

The jury annually selects and honours a gallery owner and an artist who jointly staged a one:artist show. The prize money, which is made available by the State of Land Baden-Württemberg and the City of Karlsruhe, finances the purchase of artworks from the presentation shown at the fair.

Previous prize winners The Jury

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The highlight of the fair opening was the presentation of the 16th art karlsruhe prize, which honours a gallerist and artist of a one:artist show in a double pack and was awarded for the first time during the opening.

Galerie Thomas Fuchs and its artist Carlo Krone are honouring a promising young artist from Stuttgart, whose paintings focus on everyday life, alienating it visually and in terms of content, yet evoking an almost nostalgic familiarity in their recognisability.

The prize money of 15,000 euros will be used to purchase works from the presentation shown at the fair, which will become part of the art karlsruhe Collection at the Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe.

Gallery owner Thomas Fuchs is not only delighted about being honoured with the art karlsruhe prize, but also about an all-round successful start to the fair. "By the end of yesterday's preview day, we had already sold several works - including an impressive 16 paintings from our award-winning one:artist show with Carlo Krone," says Fuchs.