Congratulation to artist Baptist Coelho, of India, for winning the 12th annual Sovereign Asian Art Prize. The prize is Asias longest established and most prestigious prize in the arts and the winner receives not only the respected title but also a trophy and US$30,000.
Attempts to Contain, 2015 by Baptist Coelho (Grand Prize Winner 2016)
Baptist impressed the panel of judges with his artwork Attempts to contain, 2015 - a piece consisting of 10 photographs on archival paper that explore how the body responds to the physical and psychological need to protect itself by forming a mesh of interlocking body parts.
June 8, 2016
