Samuel Fosso has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023. The artist was announced as the 2023 winner of the prestigious £30,000 prize at a special ceremony at The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG), London by artist Zak Ové on Thursday 11 May 2023.
The influential prize, in partnership with the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, rewards artists and their projects recognised as having made the most significant contribution to the world of contemporary photography over the preceding 12 months.
Samuel Fosso was awarded the Prize for his exhibition “Samuel Fosso” at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, (10 November 2021
The influential prize, in partnership with the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, rewards artists and their projects recognised as having made the most significant contribution to the world of contemporary photography over the preceding 12 months.
Samuel Fosso was awarded the Prize for his exhibition “Samuel Fosso” at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, (10 November 2021
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