Following one of her largest shows to date, at the Modern Institute in Glasgow, Cathy Wilkes has won the inaugural Maria Lassnig Prize. Named for the Austrian feminist painter and funded by the
Lassnig's paintings constitute a sort of autobiography, an attempt to render her inner states on canvas; as such, the selection of works featured in Gioni's exhibition are less portraits than wrenchin…
Both artists were selected by the Biennale's board at the suggestion of Massimiliano Gioni, curator of the international art exhibition, "The Encyclopedic Palace." The awards will be presented durin…