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Awards of the Week Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual ArtsartImelda Cajipe EndayaOrder of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual ArtsImelda Cajipe Endaya was awarded the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts, becoming the first woman visual artist to receive the distinction. The country’s highest state honor for the arts recognizes Endaya’s five decades of groundbreaking work at the intersection of feminist art, social realism, cultural identity, and the Filipino diaspora. Since the 1970s, Endaya has developed a deeply personal and political visual language, transforming everyday materials—textiles, lace, crochet, and found objects—into powerful sites of resistance, memory, and national history. As co-founder of KASIBULAN and the Pananaw Philippine Journal of Visual Arts, she has also been a tireless advocate for women artists and Filipino narratives. Image: Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Pananalamin (Kambal Sibol) [Reflection (Twin Blooms)], 1994. Acrylic, polymer collage of old wood and textile on canvas mounted on plywood, 48.23 x 48.23 in (122.50 x 122.50 cm). Courtesy of Silverlens.About the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts 2026 Soane MedalarchitectureFarshid MoussaviSoane MedalFarshid Moussavi has been awarded the 2026 Soane Medal for her contributions to architectural practice, history, and theory, becoming the 10th winner of the award that was established in 2017. The Iranian-born architect and educator, founded Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) in 2011. Moussavi's practice spans architecture, education, and writing, with projects ranging from cultural and residential buildings to retail interiors. The practice's largest project to date, the Ismaili Center Houston in Texas, was completed in November 2025 following an international competition. Image: Farshid Moussavi Architecture, Ismaili Center Houston, Texas, USA, 2025. Photo: Iwan Baan.About the Soane Medal MUNCH Award 2026artDáiddadálluMUNCH AwardThe MUNCH Award 2026 was awarded to the Sámi artist network Dáiddadállu, which brings together 22 artist partners and an administration, representing art forms such as visual arts, film, dance, theatre, choreography, TV-production, performing arts, design, authorship, music, and joik. Sámi epistemology and knowledge systems form the foundation of Dáiddadállu’s work, with a particular emphasis on holistic thinking, openness, solidarity, and sustainability for nature, people, animals, culture, and livelihoods. The network is committed to the development and preservation of a healthy and vibrant Sápmi, striving to foster fair, lasting, and sustainable development through all of its activities, which are carried out in Sápmi and in other regions of the world. Image: Hyundai Commission, Máret Ánne Sara: Goavve-Geabbil, installation view at Tate Modern. Photo © Tate (Ben Fisher).About the MUNCH Award ArtOnPaper 2026artLAGE EGALSolo PrizeThe ArtOnPaper 2026 Solo Prize was awarded to LAGE EGAL gallery. For ArtOnPaper, LAGE EGAL presents a solo presentation dedicated to João Freitas, featuring a selection of new works developed from his recent research into paper as a primary material. Working with found, discarded, and industrial papers—newspapers, folders, composite papers, sandpaper, and Tetra Pak surfaces—Freitas does not draw on the paper; he draws through it. By scratching, sanding, and removing successive layers, he reveals colours, textures, and structures hidden within the material. The result is a distinctive form of drawing through abrasion, where the image emerges through subtraction and the history of the material becomes part of the work. Image: João Freitas, Untitled, 2023. Found paper, clips, salvaged stainless steel plate, Plexiglas, wood, screws, 47.5 x 32.5 cm. Courtesy of LAGE EGAL.About ArtOnPaper Révélation Art numérique – Art vidéo 2026artAleksandre ZharayaRévélation Art numérique – Art vidéoThe Révélation Art numérique – Art vidéo 2026 was awarded to Aleksandre Zharaya for his new film Avet, which runs fourteen minutes and portrays a young Russian immigrant recounting his solitary life in Europe. The jury was particularly moved by "an aesthetic of indifference," which the artist reappropriates, constructed "with great precision and sincerity." It praised the film’s exploration of "the mental state of our societies" through "the perspective of a disguised character who speaks without an accent yet struggles to form sentences." Finally, the jury highlighted "the experimental dimension of the work, permeated by a shamanic world and the figure of the dibbuk, which lends it a unique sensibility." Image: Aleksandre Zharaya, Avet (2026), 14min, film still. © Aleksandre ZharayaAbout the Révélation Art numérique – Art vidéo Révélation Livre d'artiste 2026artMarc BuchyRévélation Livre d'artisteThe Révélation Livre d'artiste 2026 was awarded to Marc Buchy for Hoshi Go Club. Hoshi Go Club is a constructed situation based on a counterfactual hypothesis: what would have become of contemporary art if Marcel Duchamp had played Go rather than chess? Installed for several months in a neighborhood bar, the work takes the form of a fictional Go club, with a transformed Duchamp as its patron. Repurposed archives (posters, photographs, silkscreen prints) and objects produced for the occasion (neon sign, beer coasters, stickers, classified ads) coexist. The club’s identity gradually infiltrates the daily life of the place, blurring the line between fiction and reality. Art history, audiences, and knowledge participate in alternative trajectories. The entire project is extended in the form of a book published by éditions extensibles, bringing together its traces, stories, and speculations. Image: Marc Buchy and Sébastian Souchon, Hoshi Go Club, éditions extensibles, 2026. © ADAGP, Paris, 2026.About the Révélation Livre d'artiste 2026 AJ Retrofit & Reuse AwardsarchitectureEagle HouseAJ Retrofit of the YearEagle House, a community project by IFDO, has taken home the top prize at the 2026 AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards in recognition of its small-scale, high-impact transformation. The project has transformed a dilapidated 1860s building into a youth hub, public common room, and workspace. The design by IFDO was developed with client Hastings Commons following extensive engagement with more than 60 residents and 200 young people. A new central stair brings the building together, while a bold new façade opens it up to the street. The project also takes an ambitious approach to environmental responsibility, combining fabric-first upgrades with low-impact, natural and breathable materials, and measures designed to reduce energy use and the long-term cost of community ownership. Image: IFDO, Eagle House, Hastings, UK. Photo: Killian O'Sullivan.About the AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2026 MacArthur FellowsartMacArthur FellowsThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced the 20 recipients of its annual MacArthur Fellowships, colloquially called “Genius Grants”. This year’s cohort includes four artists. Rodney McMillian explores how history and socioeconomic conditions determine experience and belonging in the United States. Christine Sun Kim explores the political, cultural, and multisensory dimensions of sound, spoken language, and communication. Chip Thomas is a public artist transforming overlooked and neglected spaces into powerful public works grounded in community experiences and histories. Vincent Valdez is a visual artist depicting historical and present-day scenes that reflect Latino experiences and the contemporary United States. Image: Christine Sun Kim, Degrees of My Deaf Rage in the Art World, 2018. Charcoal and oil pastel on paper, 49.25 x 49.25 in (125 x 125 cm). Y.D.C. © Christine Sun KimAbout the MacArthur Fellows Hire Your Future! Eyes on Talents is the international Talent Place that connects influential brands to talent.

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