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The '''Hugo Boss Prize''' iswas awardedan award given every other year to an artist (or group of artists) working in any medium, anywhere in the world. SinceUpon its establishment in 1996, it has distinguished itself from other art awards (e.g. the [[Turner Prize]]) because it has no restrictions on nationality or age.<ref name=nyt-2011-11-25>Carol{{Cite news|last=Vogel (|first=Carol|date=November 25, 2011),|title=Six [Named as Finalists for Hugo Boss Prize|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/arts/design/guggenheim-names-six-finalists-for-2012-hugo-boss-prize.html|access-date=October Six6, Named as Finalists for Hugo Boss Prize] ''[[New York Times]]''.2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The prize iswas administered by the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation|Guggenheim Museum]] and sponsored by the [[Hugo Boss]] clothing company, which since 1995 has been sponsoring various exhibitions and activities at the museum[[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]].<ref>Grace{{Cite news|last=Glueck (|first=Grace|date=July 17, 1998),|title=Art [Review; Contemporary Works Intended to Provoke|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/17/arts/art-review-contemporary-works-intended-to-provoke.html|access-date=October Contemporary6, Works Intended to Provoke] ''[[New York Times]]''.2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It carries with itincluded a cash award of US$100,000 and a [[tetrahedral]] trophy.

A jury of five to six curators, critics, and scholars iswas responsible for the selection of the artists. They nominatenominated six or seven artists for the short listshortlist; several months later, they choosechose the winner of the prize. In pastthe prize's early years, most nominated artists have beenwere little known.<ref>Carol Vogel (November 25, name=nyt-2011), [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/-11/-25/arts/design/guggenheim-names-six-finalists-for-2012-hugo-boss-prize.html Six Named as Finalists for Hugo Boss Prize] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref> In 1996 and 1998, the nominated artists exhibited their work at the now-defunct [[Guggenheim Soho]], where a space on the second floor was named the Hugo Boss Gallery in 1996;<ref>Carol{{Cite news|last=Vogel (|first=Carol|date=February 7, 1997)|title=Inside [Art. Still waltzing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/07/arts/inside-art.html|access-date=December Still23, Waltzing] ''[[New York Times]]''.2023|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> since 2000, only the winning artist has shown his or her work. The Guggenheim Foundation discontinued the prize in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | last=Durón | first=Maximilíano | title=Guggenheim Museum Nixes Closely Watched $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize | date=September 23, 2022 | url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-museum-nixes-hugo-boss-prize-1234640407/ | access-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Sutton | first=Benjamin | title=After 26 years, Guggenheim discontinues prestigious $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize | website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events | date=September 26, 2022 | url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/09/26/guggenheim-ends-hugo-boss-prize | access-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>

The eighth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to the German artist [[Hans-Peter Feldmann]] who chose to pin the prize money to the walls of the Guggenheim.<ref>https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/the-hugo-boss-prize-2010-hans-peter-feldmann {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> The other nominees were:

* [[Walid Raad]] (lebanonLebanon/United States)

The tenth Hugo Boss Prize was awarded to the American artist [[Paul Chan (artist)|Paul Chan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/paul-chan-wins-hugo-boss-prize-176869|title=Paul Chan Wins Hugo Boss Prize|website=artnet News|date=November 20, 2014}}</ref> Other nominated artists were:

* [[Hassan Khan (multimedia artist)|Hassan Khan]] (Egypt)

* [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve mcQueenMcQueen]] (greatGreat Britain)

* [[Charline von Heyl]] (Germany)

In March 2014, nominee Steve McQueen withdrew his name from consideration for the Hugo Boss Prize because of the demands of promoting his [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning movie ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years A Slave]]''.<ref>[http{{Cite web |url=https://theartnewspapernews.artnet.com/inart-world/a-busy-steve-mcqueen-withdraws-from-the-frame/hugo-boss-prize-shortlist-3461 Oscar|title=A winningBusy directorSteve (andMcQueen TurnerWithdraws prizefrom artist)the picksHugo HollywoodBoss overPrize HugoShortlist Boss]|first=Coline ''[[The|last=Milliards Art|website=artnet Newspaper]]'',News |date=March 3, 2014. |access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref>

The eleventh Hugo Boss prize was awarded to the South Korean conceptual artist [[Anicka Yi]]. The othersother nominees were:

*[[Tania Bruguera]] (Cuba)

*[[Mark Leckey]] (Great Britain)

*[[Ralph Lemon]] (United States)

*[[Laura Owens]] (United States)

*[[Wael Shawky]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/hugo-boss-prize|title=Hugo Boss Prize}}</ref> (Egypt)