Poet Yoshizoe Gōzō Wins UK Contemporary Art Prize, Prize Money 43 Million Yen
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Poet Yoshizoe Gōzō has been selected as the first recipient of the Serpentine x FLAG Art Foundation Prize in the UK, receiving a prize of 20 million pounds (approximately 43 million yen).Summary
Poet Yoshizoe Gōzō (87) has been selected as the first recipient of the "Serpentine x FLAG Art Foundation Prize" in the UK. The Serpentine Gallery announced this on its official website on the 12th. Yoshizoe has been active in expression that weaves together poetry, photography, and video. The prize money is 200,000 pounds (approximately 43 million yen). The organizers describe it as "the largest contemporary art prize given to a single artist in the UK."
(Source：朝日新聞)