The winners of the eleventh edition of the Luxembourg Art Prize, organised by the Pinacothèque private art museum, have been unveiled.
The independent jury has selected the following three winners (from 24 shortlisted artists):
1st prize (€20,000): Tithi Arekar (India; New Jersey, USA)
2nd prize (€10,000): Bora Lee (South Korea)
3rd prize (€5,000): Tsutomu Sasaki (Japan)
The winners are free to spend the prize money as they wish.
Each winner also receives a critical article about their artistic practice, which will soon be published in the international journal ArtCritic.
Tithi Arekar was born in 2002 in India. She has just returned to India after studying and working in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. Among the artists who inspire her are Gustav Klimt, Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh, Ruth Asawa and El Anatsui.
Speaking about her winning artwork, "Reviving Traditions" (2024; pictured below), Tithi Arekar said: "My work explores the intersection of craft, memory and cultural heritage through textiles, particularly repurposed saris. These fabrics, carriers of intimate and collective stories, become in my hands a living material where each thread speaks of the connection between touch, identity and healing. My installation, made of knitted and stitched saris forming an immersive structure, invites the public to enter, to feel and to surrender to the contact with the fabric. Inspired by the Indian tradition of Godhadi, where women sew together while sharing stories and emotions, I celebrate the strength of the collective, transmission and the restorative power of handwork."
For more about the 2025 winners, visit https://www.luxembourgartprize.com/en/winners-en/
