Lulu Li Wins 2010 GAM Gilbert de Botton Prize
Lulu Li was this week announced as the winner of the inaugural GAM Gilbert de Botton Art Prize for new talent. The Chelsea College of Art and Design student was selected for her series of five temporal installations and was presented with the award at the opening of the College’s annual postgraduate show.
MA Fine Art student Li transformed her studio space into a gallery––each day creating a unique show lasting for one day only. Working with everyday objects, each installation was a reaction to the space itself, exploring the narratives between situation, space, and object.
Li was deemed most likely to significantly impact the contemporary art world by the judging panel, including collector Alex Sainsbury, Haunch of Venison curator Nina Miall, artist Gary Hume, art critic Louisa Buck, and GAM Director, Jeremy Smouha. She was recognized for her outstanding aesthetic ability and subtle yet assured work. Beating off fierce competition from fellow students at Chelsea College of Art and Design, Li receives £5,000 from GAM to help nurture her talent and develop her work in the early stages of her career.
In addition to awarding the Gilbert de Botton Art Prize, GAM are offering financial support to the College. They are also lending their support to Future Map 2010, the annual exhibition of emerging talent from the current graduating year at University of the Arts London.
Jonathan Colchester, Head of Private Clients (UK) at GAM, said, “We are very proud to award the 2010 GAM Gilbert de Botton Prize to Lulu Li. She was selected unanimously by our esteemed group of judges, together with significant input from Course Leaders, who carefully considered not only her MA piece, but the full body of work she has built up over the course of her MA year.”
The award has been created to honor GAM's founder, the late Gilbert de Botton, a visionary financier and well-known patron and leading collector of modern and contemporary art. His legacy at GAM is an organisational culture that seeks to identify and nurture talent, whether that is in the world of asset management or in the arts.
September 02, 2010
