Henning Larsen awarded 2012 Praemium Imperiale

The 2012 winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale arts awards were announced today, september 12th, by the Japan Art Association at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The five recipients in their respective fields are Henning Larsen (Architecture, Denmark), Philip Glass (Music, USA), Cai Guo-Qiang (Painting, China), Cecco Bonanotte (Sculpture, Italy), and Yoko Morishita (Theater/Film, Japan). Each laureate receives £115,000, a diploma and a medal, which will be presented at a ceremony in Tokyo in October. Info: www.praemiumimperiale.org