Sicily-born, Berlin-based installation artist Rosa Barba has been named the 19th winner of the Zurich Art Prize, awarded by Museum Haus Konstruktiv and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. The prize includes 100,000 CHF ($124,000) toward a show at the museum and an additional 30,000 CHF ($37,000). Barba’s conceptual installations combine film, sculpture, and sound to explore time, space, and human impact on the natural world. She recently presented the cinematic installation “The Ocean of One’s Pause” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The Zurich Art Prize recognizes artists whose work bridges constructivist-concrete and conceptual art with contemporary trends. Barba’s win highlights the continued institutional support for interdisciplinary, environmentally engaged installation art. The substantial monetary award and guaranteed exhibition at Museum Haus Konstruktiv provide significant resources for her to develop new work, reinforcing Zurich’s role as a hub for conceptual and experimental art.