Prize of the Jury

The nomination and awarding of the prize are tied to a multi-stage process in which some fifteen representatives from art and cultural institutions in Baden-Württemberg initially each propose two artists on a specific topic. In the next step, a five-member national jury selects three positions. A second jury will then select the winner during the exhibition. At the end of the show, the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg will also offer a public-choice award.

In 2022, Ulla von Brandenburg receives the Sparda Art Prize “Kubus”.
This was decided by a majority and after intensive discussion by a jury composed of representatives of the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg and its art foundation, Martin Buch and Bernd Klink, of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Ulrike Groos and Sabine Gruber, as well as Konrad Bitterli (Director Kunstmuseum Winterthur), Stefanie Patruno (Director Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe) and Gitte Zschoch (Secretary General ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen).

The jury, which also explicitly acknowledged the contributions of Camill Leberer and Ülkü Süngün, explained its decision: “The exhibition for this year’s ‘Kubus. Sparda-Kunstpreis’ represents the medium of contemporary sculpture in its entire range. Ulla von Brandenburg has realized a concept that renegotiates forms of remembrance and ritual events. Visual form and narrative, which the artist develops further against the background of traditional sculptural approaches, enter into an effective and coherent connection. Ulla von Brandenburg responds in a special way to the existing exhibition architecture in the Kunstmuseum with a convincing dramaturgy and choreography developed especially for the spatial situation.”