Wednesday 22.02.2012 9:06 pm
Image: Jos De Gruyter en Harald Thys © De Gruyter & Thys
Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys win Flemish Culture Prize for Visual Arts 2010-2012
This year's Flemish Culture Prize for Visual Arts goes to the team of Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, whose work includes performances, videos and installations. The jury said that this pair "have a sharp eye for the banal and the absurd" while "the universe they have created shows great sensitivity to the world as a whole." The prize includes €12,500 and an artwork by the Belgian sculptor Johan Tahon.
"Art can and must sometimes be uncomfortable and obstinate" said Joke Schauvlieghe, the Flemish Minister of Culture, when handing the prize to the winners during the ceremony at Museum M in Leuven on Wednesday 5th October.
More information: www.cultuurprijzen.be
