Korean artist Kim A-young has been named the winner of this year’s LG Guggenheim Award for her innovative work at the intersection of art and technology, LG Group said Tuesday.
Launched in 2023 through a partnership between LG Group and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the LG Guggenheim Award supports contemporary artists who push the boundaries of digital art. The award winner receives a prize of $100,000.
Kim is known for innovative use of live action, motion capture and animation software, game engines and image-generation technologies. She has explored the integration of art with artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), expanding the possibilities of digital storytelling.
The Korean company and the globally renowned museum in New York kicked off the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative in 2023 as a cross-sector collaboration to support artists working at the intersection of art and technology for the ensuing five years.
The inaugural LG Guggenheim Award went to Stephanie Dinkins, a Brooklyn-based artist, educator and AI practitioner, followed by Taiwanese American artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang.
