Awarded every two years to an artist under 40 who lives and works in Germany, the Preis der Nationalgalerie is one of the most renowned art awards in the country. In 2019, it was won by Pauline Curnier Jardin.
The artist won beating Simon Fujiwara, Flacka Haliti, and Katja Novitsokov, and the Jardin’s prize is this prestigious solo exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary Art, allowing the spectator to see the visual richness and narrative diversity in her work first hand. She uses cinematic and installative language to deconstruct ancient and mythical stories. Through this, she shines a new light on perceptions of the world and our place within it, leaving the viewer overwhelmed, unsettled, and encouraged to re-think our own perceptions. She is a master of spatial, large-scale art installations, creating a striking, immersive image for you to take in.