Hemansingh Lutchmun
Yoora Park
Luciano Pecoits

The winners of the 2027 ars viva Prize have been announced. This year, the Cultural Committee of German Business is awarding the prestigious prize to Hemansingh Lutchmun (born 1995), Yoora Park (born 1991) and Luciano Pecoits (born 1999). 

The jury focuses on artistic positions that demonstrate an independent formal language and an awareness of contemporary issues in relation to cultural history.
Of the 54 nominations received, 13 artists were selected to present their work to the jury.

The shortlist

The shortlist included Philipp Farra, Magdalena Frauenberg, Tirdad Hashemi, Alice Z Jones, Antone Yuting Liu, Hemansingh Lutchmun, Magdalena Mitterhofer, Yoora Park, Luciano Pecoits, Alina Rentsch, Gianna Surangkanjanajai, and Ian Waelder.

The jury

This year's jury, chaired by Ulrich Sauerwein, consisted of members of the Visual Arts Committee of the Kulturkreis as well as representatives of the partner institutions: Professor Christian Klawitter (Overbeck Society, Lübeck), Marlene Muetzel (Haus der Kunst, Munich) and Kitty Scott (Fogo Island Arts, Canada).

Anna Gritz (Haus am Waldsee, Berlin) acted as an external expert advisor to the jury. Min-young Jeon (Curatorial Director) participated on behalf of the Kulturkreis.

Exhibitions:

Overbeck Gesellschaft at Kunstverein Lübeck 
Spring 2027

Haus der Kunst München 
Spring summer 2027

Funding partner:

The ars viva prize is sponsored by the Péter Horváth Foundation. Its founder, Prof. Dr. Péter Horváth, fled from Hungary to Germany as a young student in 1956 and became a successful scientist and entrepreneur. But he also loved art. And the promotion of young talent was always a particular concern of his. The Péter Horváth Foundation therefore promotes exchange between Hungary and Germany as well as projects by young economists and aspiring artists.