The Prix Sarr-Villa Albertine 2023 has been awarded to the artist Azzeazy (Assia Drame), a 4th year student at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, in the studios of Mimosa Echard and Julien Creuzet. She will receive an endowment of €5,000 and, in 2024, will benefit from an all-expenses-paid one-month research residency in Chicago, organised by the Villa Albertine, with personalised support for her artistic project and opportunities to meet local players on the Chicago art scene.
Azzeazy, a multi-disciplinary artist, is interested in the somatisation of trans-generational experiences and knowledge. To translate these into immersive soundscapes, she will draw inspiration from Chicago's architecture and music scene.
The jury was made up of : Axelle Moleur, Director of the Villa Albertine in Chicago, Catherine Sarr, co-founder of the Prix Sarr and collector, Mamadou-Abou Sarr, co-founder of the Prix Sarr and collector, Floriane de Saint-Pierre, President of the Friends of the Centre Pompidou, Jean-Baptiste de Beauvais, Director of Studies at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
The Prix Sarr-Villa Albertine, created in partnership with the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2021 by Catherine and Mamadou-Abou Sarr, French entrepreneurs based in the United States and collectors of contemporary art, is designed to help students and recent graduates develop their careers in a more professional way, by giving them more resources and international exposure. Previous winners include Pierre Alexandre Savriacouty (2022 graduate) in 2021 and Abdelhak Benallou (5th year student) in 2022.
Photo : Klara Jakes
