Kofi Annan, the President of Global Humanitarian Forum and Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, will be the Honorary President of the Prix Pictet. Commenting on the issue that lies at the heart of the Prix, Kofi Annan said: “Climate change is not just an environmental issue, as too many …
Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change will deliver the keynote address at the launch of the Prix Pictet in London on 29 April 2008. A trained medical doctor, in 1981, at 41 years old, Dr Brundtland was appointed Prime Minister of Norway for the first …
The artist Lucy Orta will present a new installation, ‘OrtaWater Life Line Dwelling’ at the launch of the Prix Pictet on 29 April 2008. OrtaWater, by the artists Lucy + Jorge Orta, focuses on the general scarcity of water and issues surrounding the privatization and corporate control affecting access to …
The Palais de Tokyo, Paris has been confirmed as the venue for the exhibition of short-listed nominations for the Prix Pictet 2008. The exhibition will open on 30 October 2008 and the winner of the inaugural Prix Pictet will be announced at a gala dinner the same evening. The exhibition …