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Pipilotti Rist has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Miami International Film Festival for her breathtaking and engaging fantasy feature, ‘Pepperminta’. Recognising films that challenge the conventions of traditional storytelling, the ‘Cutting the Edge Competition’ showcases outstanding achievements in the filmic genre and celebrates innovative and inspired filmmakers with unique and often provocative artistic voices.

For further information, please visit the Miami International Film Festival website

The innovative new exhibition ‘Prometheus’ opens at the Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten in Graz, featuring the multidisciplinary works of musicians, writers and visual artists, including Berlinde De Bruyckere and Andreas Hofer. Inspired by the mythological Greek figure Prometheus, the exhibition acts as the catalyst for an exchange of contrasting artistic disciplines and challenges the traditional notions of art display and presentation.

Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria
5 March – 25 April 2010

For further information, please visit the Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten website

Jakub Julian Ziolkowski will take part in the exhibition, ‘The Library of Babel / In and Out of Place’, the largest ever showcase of works from the Zabludowicz Collection. As part of Anna-Catharina Gebbers’ curatorial residency, over 200 works of sculpture, video, paintings and photography taken from the collection will go on show, aiming to encourage visitors to challenge the role of spectator and curator amidst the overwhelming variety and volume of works that will be on display.

176/Zabludowicz Collection, London, England
25 February – 9 May 2010

For further information, please visit the 176 / Zabludowicz Collection website

The Kunstbau Museum in Munich presents an impressive solo exhibition by the renowned Austrian artist Maria Lassnig. The show features an extensive collection and variety of works, focusing on Lassnig’s later paintings. Amongst these will be recent works, including paintings from 2009 that will go on public display for the first time. In addition to the wide range of dynamic paintings shown at the Kunstbau will also be Lassnig’s entire collection of filmic works since the 1970s.

Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich, Germany
27 February – 30 May 2010

For further information, please visit the Kunstbau Museum website.

The innovative new exhibition, ‘Les Mutantes/I Mutanti’ showcases the works of five contrasting and multicultural artists. The exhibition challenges the notion of identity through sociological and artistic endeavours with the employment of unusual and varied techniques. ‘Les Mutantes/I Mutanti’ will include two paintings by Ellen Gallagher and an impressive film installation by Gallagher and Edgar Cleijne.

Villa Medici, Rome, Italy
30 March – 6 June 2010

For further information, please visit the Villa Medici website.