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October 19, 2018

A Ceramicist Who's Also an Activist Won the Hugo Boss Prize

By Diana Tsui

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Every two years since 1996, Hugo Boss awards a $100,000 stipend as well as a solo show to an artist who has made an impact in contemporary art. Last night, Mark Langer, the brand’s chairman and CEO, and Richard Armstrong, director of the Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, presented sculptor Simone Leigh with the prize.

Leigh, who works in New York but also serves as an instructor in the ceramics department at the Rhode Island School of Design, is best known for feminist work that combines modern techniques with African pottery traditions. Her pieces examine women of color and their experiences. She’s had prior shows at the likes of PS 1, The Studio Museum of Harlem, and The Walker Art Center, and is the first black woman to win the award.

Leigh joined fellow nominees Bouchra Khalili, Teresa Margolles, Emeka Ogboh, Frances Stark and Wu Tsang at the dinner announcement. Also present: Naomi Watts, Alexander Skarsgard, and art world types like Anh Duong and Chloe Wise. Scroll ahead to see the red carpet.

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Winner Simone Leigh Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Naomi Watts Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Mark Langer and Alexander Skarsgard Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Anh Duong Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Cindy Bruna Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Chloe Wise Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Finalist Wu Tsang Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Alexi Lubomirski and Giada Lubomirski Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Lily Kwong Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Hugo Boss Prize
Charlott Cordes Photo: Zach Hilty/BFA/REX/Shutterstock
Bouchra Khalili, Teresa Margolles,Wu Tsang, Emeka Ogboh, Simone Leigh, Frances Stark Photo: Zach Hilty/BFA/REX/Shutterstock
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