Palestinian-Swedish artist Tarik Kiswanson has won the Marcel Duchamp Prize 2023. Kiswanson was born in Sweden in 1986 and lives and works in Paris. His work, across multiple mediums including sculpture, writing, drawing, performance and video, explores themes such as rootlessness, regeneration, and renewal, operating at the intersection of different cultural contexts. ‘As a second-generation immigrant, my story is shaped by displacement and uprooting,’ Kiswanson has said in interviews. His recent exhibitions include Salzburger Kunstverein in Salzburg, Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm, Museo Tamayo in Mexico City and M HKA-Museum of contemporary art Antwerp. He also participated in the Ural Biennial (2019), Performa 19 (2019) and the 12th Gwangju Biennial (2018).
Given by by the Association for the International Diffusion of French Art (ADIAF) to recognise contemporary art production in France, the Prix Marcel Duchamp is the most prestigious contemporary art prize in France. It is awarded yearly to an artist who is either French or living in the country and comes with a group exhibition of the nominated artists at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The prize comes with a 35,000 euros award. Previous winners included Kader Attia, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Melik Ohanian. This year’s other nominated artists were Bertille Bak, Bouchra Khalili and Massinissa Selmani. The award ceremony took place in Paris on 16 October.
