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The 2000 Prince Claus Awards

The Laureates

Jaime Lerner (Brazil)

As mayor of Curitiba Jaime Lerner turned that city into a paradigm of city planning. read more

Viva Rio (Brazil)

Viva Rio, founded in 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, came into being from a massive protest against street violence. It is a new form of citizen action. read more

Francisco Toledo (Mexico)

Artist Francisco Toledo has created a flourishing artistic climate in the old provincial capital of Oaxaca. read more

Bush Radio (South Africa)

Community radio station Bush Radio is ‘a very large electronic drum’. read more

Communalism Combat (India)

The independent magazine Communalism Combat opposes ethnic fundamentalism and separatism in India. read more

Cui Jian (PR China)

Rock musician Cui Jian expresses the feelings of the young people in China. read more

Film Resource Unit (South Africa)

Film Resource Unit promotes the distribution of African films in southern Africa countries. read more

Arif Hasan (Pakistan)

Arif Hasan is much more than an architect and urban planner. read more

Bhupen Khakhar (India)

Bhupen Khakhar (1934, Baroda, India) has developed a completely original, Indian-inspired language in his painting. read more

Komal Kothari (India)

Komal Kothari (1929, Kapasin, India) is a teacher of ancient music. read more

Werewere Liking (Ivory Coast)

Werewere Liking is a true ‘animatrice culturelle’. read more

Ayu Utami (Indonesia)

Ayu Utami writes about such matters as sex and the contacts between religions. read more

Van Leo (Egypt)

Van Leo photographs form a unique document in the multi-cultural society of Cairo in the second half of the 20 th century.. read more

 

 

The 2000 Prince Claus Awards

report from the jury