Anicka Yi awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize

The New York-based artist Anicka Yi was named the 2016 recipient of the biennial Hugo Boss Prize, which is awarded by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and sponsored by the German fashion house Hugo Boss. This is the 20th anniversary of the prize, launched in 1996, which gives contemporary artists an award of $100,000 and a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The prizes boldfaced 2016 shortlist also included Tania Bruguera, Mark Leckeywho has a major New York sol