Nissan announces Nissan Art Award 2015 finalists

YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., the design, engineering and manufacturing company of award-winning automobiles, today announced the finalists of the Nissan Art Award 2015, the second edition of its biannual event founded in 2013 on the company’s vision of "enriching people’s lives" by providing a stage for deserving Japanese artists to express their passion and creativity.

From among the thirty three candidates, seven finalists were chosen in the first selection round at the beginning of May in Venice, Italy by five globally renowned jury members. The finalists will be working on new pieces with the support of Nissan. The new works from the artists will be shown in Yokohama, starting on November 14. On November 24, the jury members will meet again to determine the winner of the Grand Prix (Grand Prize).

Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., who observed the first selection round, said: "Seeing the selection process was such an inspiring experience. It showed the diversity of contemporary Japanese art and the boundless potential of young artists. I very much look forward to seeing their creative talents in their new works in November."

Fumio Nanjo, Jury Chairman of Nissan Art Award 2015, said: "It was quite a difficult challenge for us to select a small number of finalists from such an interesting and innovative group of artists. In the end we chose seven artists whose approach or language is poetic, delicate and new."

Nissan Art Award 2015 First Round Finalists

Note: The number of finalists was increased from five to seven.

Reference Works

ABOUT THE NISSAN ART AWARD 2015

Nissan Art Award 2015 Facts

Organizer and sponsor: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Director, coordinator and curator: Arts Initiative Tokyo [AIT]
In association with: Camden Arts Centre
Exhibition support: BankART1929
Associate support: City of Yokohama

Exhibition of Seven Finalists
Period: November 14 –December 27
Venue: BankART Studio NYK, 3-9 Kaigan Dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama

Second selection and Award ceremony
The Grand Prix artist is selected by the jury based on the exhibition. An Audience Award will be awarded based on votes from the public. All winners will be announced and awarded at the Award Ceremony & Reception on November 24.
(*Participation in the Award Ceremony & Reception is by Invitation-Only.)

The Award

Grand Prix (Total value: Five million yen):

• Three million yen
• Opportunity to live in London for two months (in association with the Camden Arts Centre)
• Trophy

Finalists

• One million yen each (Grand Prix winner excluded)

International Jury Members
Fumio Nanjo: Director, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Chairman
Jean de Loisy: Director, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Rhana Devenport: Director, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckand, New Zealand
Jenni Lomax: Director, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
Eugene Tan: Director, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore

Detailed and additional information on the program will be available here.

Blue Citizenship
Blue Citizenship is the commitment of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. to realize our vision of Enriching People's Lives. We commit to our customers, shareholders, employees and the communities where we do business to deliver engaging, valuable and sustainable mobility for all. Through our business activities, we aim to create economic value and to actively contribute towards the development of a sustainable society.

About Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 247,500 employees globally, Nissan sold 5.32 million vehicles and generated revenue of 11.38 trillion yen (USD 103.6 billion) in fiscal year 2014. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. Nissan leads the world in zero-emission mobility, dominated by sales of the LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle. It is the best-selling EV in history with almost 50% share of the zero-emission vehicle segment.

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