The 2024 Praemium Imperiale Awards recognize excellence in fine and performing arts and architecture, much like the Nobel Prize recognizes the sciences.
Famed architect Fumihiko Maki passed away at 95, leaving a legacy marked by prestigious accolades and an enduring influence on global architecture.
From leading internationally acclaimed orchestras and mentoring the next generations, Seiji Ozawa will be remembered for his many gifts to the world of music.
"Perfect Days" follows the simple life of a janitor who views the world with kindness, challenging the often complex, materialistic outlook of modern society.
Jazz great Wynton Marsalis talks about his music, healing the divides and maintaining integrity in an interview upon receiving the PI music category award.
The Praemium Imperiale awards ceremony served as a profound reminder of the power of art in bringing healing and unity to a divided world.
Stage director Robert Wilson, who has an unexpected connection to Japan, describes receiving the Praemium Imperiale as like being brought "back home."
New Praemium Imperiale Sculpture laureate Ai Weiwei discusses influences on his life and work from poetry and refugees to dictators and free speech.
The Praemium Imperiale advisor talks about the role of art in helping us appreciate our common humanity as aggressive nations threaten to drive the world apart.
The international awards recognize artists in five disciplines of fine and performing arts, and architecture, much like the Nobel Prizes do in the Sciences.
Known for lovely handcrafted creations, the root of her energy goes in part back to a humiliating episode in 1961, when she debuted in New York.
“The practice of architecture requires real dedication that attracts huge responsibility” ーGlenn Murcutt, at the 2021 Architecture award ceremony in Canberra, Australia.
