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7th June, 2022

Press Release, June 2022

European Month of Photography
Press Release, June 2022
After Rethinking Nature (2021), the curatorial team of EMOP choose the theme of Rethinking Identity for 2023 in order to show the importance of this current topic in the context of contemporary photography. More than ever, the role of photography and its dissemination in social networks in the construction and deconstruction of identities is crucial nowadays.
From around 40 artistic positions proposed and discussed by the curators of the EMOP network ...
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8th June, 2021

Winners of the EMOP Arendt Award 2021: Inka & Niclas

Last week, the EMOP Arendt Award, endowed with 6,000 euros, was given to the Swedish artist duo Inka&Niklas in Luxembourg. The jury, which also chose the theme “Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape”, is composed of members of the photo festival network “European Month of Photography”. The works of Inka & Niclas as well as those of the other nominated artists, Vanja Bucan (Nova Goricia/Berlin), Maria Magdalena Ianchis (Cluj/Vienna), Anastasia Mityukova (Geneva) and Danila ...
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28th October, 2020

ANNOUNCMENT OF THE EMOP ARENDT AWARD NOMINEES 2021

The EMOP network gladly announces the five nominees for the European Month of Photography Arendt Award 2021:
Vanja Bucan (Nova Goricia/Berlin)
Maria Magdalena Ianchis (Cluj/Vienna)
Inka&Niclas (Stockholm)
Anastasia Mityukova (Geneva)
Danila Tkachenko (Moscow)
 
 

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16th October, 2020

EUROPEAN MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARENDT AWARD 2021

EUROPEAN MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARENDT AWARD 2021

Under the title “Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape” the curators of the European Month of Photography network focus on the representation of nature in contemporary photography.
Exhibition projects in relation to this theme will be exhibited during the photo Festivals EMOPLUX (Luxembourg), CIRCULATION(S) (Paris) and IMAGO LISBOA (Lisbon) in 2021 and at FOTO WIEN (Vienna) in March 2022.
From about 40 artistic positions, proposed and reviewed by t...
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8th October, 2020

Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape

Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape is the new theme of the EMOP network. The curators of the participating photo festivals  are currently reviewing works by emerging European photographers. The five nominated artists for the EMOP Arendt Award will be announced in October 2020.

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(c) Samuel Gratacap, courtesy galerie Les filles du calvaire
5th April, 2017

EMOP Arendt Award 2017

The nominees for the European Month of Photography Arendt 2017 award are: Samuel Gratacap, Jure Kastelic, Daniel Mayrit, Aida Silvestri, Panos Tsagaris.

The winner 2017 is Samuel Gratacap who was rewarded with 6000. euros and some of his works entering the collection of the Law firm.

Arendt & Medernach is an independent law firm based in Luxembourg, with offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York, and Paris. Arendt & Medernach is committed to contemporary art (Steichen Award for the MUDAM) and especially photography (support of Café-Crème asbl). Faithful to its passion, the law firm Arendt & Medernach wishes to encourage openness, diversity and the sharing of emotions. Since 2013, Arendt & Medernach has been affiliated with the European Photography Month through the sponsorship of the EMOP Arendt Award, which offers a platform to five pre-selected emerging artists chosen from the pool of artists invited to the exhibitions of the European EMOP network. By rewarding young laureates and participating in EMOP exhibitions, Arendt & Medernach supports the art of photography and thus seeks to awaken curiosity and the willingness to exchange.


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Tatiana Lecomte, B&B
22nd April, 2014

AWARD WINNER 2014 / 2015

The EMoP Arendt Award 2015 was handed over in the offices of the law firm in Luxembourg on April 22, 2015 to the winner Tatiana Lecomte out of the following short list: Marcell Esterházy, Tatiana Lecomte, Andreas Muehe, Borut Peterlin, Lina Scheynius
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5th September, 2012

AWARD WINNER 2012/13

Out of a long list of 26 artists, nominated by the curators of EMOP in the framework of distURBANces (the common project of the seven cities of the network), Dionisio Gonzalez has been selected by an international jury composed by Gunda Achleitner, curator; Municipal Department for Cultural Affairs of the City of Vienna; Paul di Felice, curator, coordinator of EMOP Luxembourg; Katia Reich, curator EMOP Berlin; Oliva Maria Rubio, Director La Fabrica, Madrid; Jean-Luc Soret, curator Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris.


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Tuomo Rainio
15th September, 2008

AWARD WINNER 2008

The Alcatel Lucent award 2008 was given to Tuomo Rainio, born in Espoo (Finland) in 1983, lives and works in Helsinki.
2003-2006 Bachelor of Arts at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
Since 2006 MA Program for Photography at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
2007-2008 Department of Imaging Arts and Photography at the Musashino Art University, Tokyo.
www.tuomorainio.fi/city.html

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Philippe Ramette
15th September, 2006

AWARD WINNER 2006

The Alcatel award has been given to Philippe Ramette represented by Galerie Xippas ( Paris )
Philippe Ramette is French born artist working and living in Paris. More a visual artist and scuptor than photographer he invents and builds absurd objects that he uses to stage his photographs. None of his pictures are manipulated or photoshopped. Dresses in his perfect black suit he is a quiet but troubling observer of our world .

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