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Sophie Calle and Maria João Pires among winners of 2024 Praemium Imperiale awards

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Two of Europe's most celebrated artists have been recognised at the 35th annual celebration of the arts, the Praemium Imperiale awards.

French conceptual artist Sophie Calle and Portuguese classical pianist Maria João Pires are among the five artists across various disciplines selected as the winners of the 2024 prizes.

Calle won in Painting, while João Pires was celebrated in the Music category. Joining them are Columbian visual artist Doris Salcedo in Sculpture; Taiwanese director Ang Lee in Theatre/Film; and Japanese architect Shigeru ban in Architecture.The Praemium Imperiale is an international art prize awarded by Japan’s Imperial family on behalf of the Japan Art Association.

It was started by Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa, who reigned from 1926 to his death in 1989 and created the awards in honour of his younger brother Prince Takamatsu who died in 1987.

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