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Congratulations to Omer Fast
(CD '95) who was recently named the 2008 Bucksbaum Award recipient by the
Whitney Museum of American Art. This prestigious award recognizes an artist from the
Whitney Biennial whose work demonstrates a singular combination of talent and
imagination. Fast was selected from among the 81 artists participating in the
2008 exhibition, which is on view through June 1.
Established in 2000 by Whitney
Trustee Melva Bucksbaum and her family, the award is presented every two years.
Each Bucksbaum honoree receives a $100,000 grant and is invited to present a
solo exhibition at the Whitney within the next two years. Past recipients are
Paul Pfeiffer (2000), Irit Batsry (2002), Raymond Pettibon (2004), and Mark
Bradford (2006).
Click here for more
information about the award and Fast's work in the
Biennial. Image credit: Still from Omer Fast, The Casting, 2007. Four-channel video
installation, color, sound; 14 min. Courtesy Postmasters Gallery, New York, gb
agency, Paris, and Arratia, Beer, Berlin.
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