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Swiss Art Awards Announced during * Art Basel 2015

June 30, 2015 Editor Art & Design

As usual, this year the winners of 2015 Swiss Art Awards were announced during the Art Basel.
Artinfo reports that the Swiss Grand Award for Art/Prix Meret Oppenheim went to artists Christoph Büchel and Olivier Mosset, curator Urs Stahel, and architect duo Staufer/Hasler.

The eleven Swiss Art Awards were given to artists Mathis Altmann, Gilles Aubry, Andreas Dobler, Gilles Furtwängler, Julia Geröcs,Tobias Kaspar, Mélodie Mousset, Jessica Pooch, and Yves Scherer; architects Maria Conen and Raoul Sigl of Conen Sigl Architects; and critic Nadine Wietlisbach.

In addition to receiving either 25,000 CHF in prize money or a six-month residency in Mexico City, the eleven winners will be featured in a group exhibition running concurrent with Art Basel.