
Marina Abramović Wins Japan’s Praemium Imperiale Award
Artist Marina Abramović is among this year’s five recipients of the “Praemium Imperiale” award, which is under the patronage of the Japanese Imperial Family, according to international media.
Abramović received the 2025 “Praemium Imperiale” in the field of sculpture and, like the other winners, was awarded 15 million yen.
In the field of painting, the prize went to British artist Peter Doig; Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was honored for theatre and film; Hungarian pianist András Schiff for music; and Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura for architecture.
Die Performancekünstlerin Marina Abramović erhält den prestigereichen Praemium Imperiale. Ausgezeichnet wird sie für ein Werk, in dem sie körperliche und mentale Belastungsgrenzen oft überschritt. https://t.co/6lAM67ciKe
— FAZ Feuilleton (@FAZ_Feuilleton) July 15, 2025
The “Praemium Imperiale,” often called the “Nobel Prize for the Arts,” is awarded annually by the Japan Art Association, whose honorary patron is Prince Hitachi Masahito, the younger brother of former Emperor Akihito.