Oskár Čepan

In response to the quality of the artists’ works and urgency of the concerns addressed, the jury vouched for expanding the number of shortlisted artists from four to five. The jury thereby also wishes to acknowledge the substantive number of entries to this year's Oskár Čepan Award which express urgent concerns over sexism and bullying at academies, in the art scene, and society at large. ...

The full statement of the jury can be found in the press release. ←

Jury

Kathrin Bentele (KW Berlin), Sören Grammel (www.soeren-grammel.info), Edith Jeřábková (PLATO Ostrava, Institute of Anxiety, LES), Margot Norton (New Museum, New York), Jan Verwoert (Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam; Oslo National Academy of the Arts). Curator: Laura Amann (Kunsthalle Wien).