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The LG Guggenheim Award is an international art prize established as part of a long-term global partnership between LG Group and, the world-renowned Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. It is uniquely the first international art award jointly named after a corporate sponsor and a museum.
LG and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation annually select an artist for their groundbreaking achievements in technology-based art, awarding them an unrestricted honorarium of $100,000. LG and the Guggenheim Museum announced the establishment of the award on June 1, 2022, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
LG and the Guggenheim stated the award's purpose: "Technology serves as a medium for delivering positive experiences in life, and we hope that the LG Guggenheim Award will support pioneering artists in the contemporary art field, contributing to the creation of new avenues within the global art scene."[1][2]
Each year, the LG Guggenheim Award is juried by an international panel of distinguished museum directors, curators, scholars, and other arts professionals.
The inaugural 2023 LG Guggenheim Award was presented to Stephanie Dinkins, a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) practitioner. Through her works utilizing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), she has highlighted how AI can perpetuate discrimination and bias against marginalized communities.[3]
The 2024 LG Guggenheim Award was presented to Shu Lea Cheang, a Taiwanese-American artist and Net Art pioneer, in recognition of her visionary contributions to the field.[4]
The 2025 LG Guggenheim Award was presented to visual and media artist Ayoung Kim. Kim's innovative practice employs emerging technologies to investigate contemporary issues, working with virtual reality, game engines, and live simulation, as well as traditional mediums like performance, sculpture, and printmaking.[5]
The three recipients from 2023 to 2025 share a common trait: they actively embrace cutting-edge technologies, transcend the boundaries between traditional and new genres, and convey socio-cultural messages through their work.
LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative
The LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, launched on June 1, 20222, is a five-year, multifaceted collaboration between the Guggenheim and LG designed to research, honor, and promote artists working at the intersection of art and technology. LG seeks to deliver new customer experiences in contemporary art by supporting artistic creation, exhibitions, and research powered by LG's cutting-edge technology.
At the announcement event held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, commented, “We are especially proud to be partnering with LG on this initiative, which builds on the Guggenheim’s rich history of innovative, artist-driven programs. By promoting scholarship and public engagement, the LG Guggenheim initiative will provide essential support to the visionary artists who inspire new understanding of how technology shapes and is shaped by society.”[6]
Seol Park, Head of Brand Management of LG Corp. said "LG’s commitment to realizing technologies that touch people’s lives is very much in line with the Guggenheim’s dedication to highlight era-defining artistic expressions. We look forward to making available our exclusive innovations to the creative community and helping define the role of technology in this century as the enabling medium for human expressions and experiences.”[7]
- Related Link : LG AND GUGGENHEIM ESTABLISH RESEARCH INITIATIVE
LG Corp. established the LG Guggenheim Award, recognizing artists who push the boundaries of contemporary art through technology. LG Electronics supports emerging artists and funds the LG Electronics Associate Curator, a dedicated position at the Guggenheim Museum focused on AI, AR/VR, NFT-based, and other digital art research and curation. LG Display sponsors the Young Collectors Council (YCC) Party, an annual event at the Guggenheim Museum that brings together young patrons and collectors to support contemporary art and emerging artistic talents.
- Related Link [1] : LG x Guggenheim Art + Technology Initiative
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- Video : Technology-based Art for a Better World,The LG Guggenheim Award 2023 Announcement
1. LG Guggenheim Award
LG Guggenheim Award, the flagship program of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, recognizes one artist annually for their groundbreaking achievements in technology-based art. Administered by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the award is juried by an international panel of distinguished museum directors, curators, scholars, and other arts professionals, with the selected artist receiving an unrestricted honorarium of $100,000.
In establishing the award, LG stated that the LG Guggenheim Award seeks to convey the passion, inspiration, and messages of artists—realized through the fusion of technology and art—with the hope of deeply resonating with both individuals and society.
2023
2023 LG Guggenheim Award Recipient: Stephanie Dinkins
The inaugural 2023 LG Guggenheim Award was presented to Stephanie Dinkins, a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) practitioner. Through her works utilizing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), she has highlighted how AI can perpetuate discrimination and bias against marginalized communities.
One of Dinkins' most notable works, Conversations with BINA48, is a video piece featuring a dialogue between the artist and BINA48, an AI-powered humanoid robot modeled after Bina Rothblatt, a real-life Black woman. Through this interaction, the work explores how AI systems process and learn information, underscoring the need to consider diversity in race, gender, disability, and cultural backgrounds in AI development.
“Stephanie Dinkins’ artistic range, engagement with socio-cultural values, and leading artificial intelligence explorations are crucial reflections of the evolving future of technology-based art. It’s the Guggenheim’s honor to support her extraordinary work through this award,” stated Naomi Beckwith, Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator at the Guggenheim.[8]
“LG congratulates Stephanie Dinkins, and hopes this recognition will meaningfully advance her future endeavors,” said Seol Park, Head of Brand Management at LG Corp. “The $100,000 honorarium is accompanied by a physical award whose sculptural form represents the potential for technology to inspire new and unexpected artforms,” explained Park.[9]
Jury
Legacy Russell, Executive Director and Chief Curator, The Kitchen, New York; Tina Rivers Ryan, Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York; Nat Trotman, Curator, Performance and Media, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Xiaoyu Weng, independent curator and writer; and Anicka Yi, artist
The jury panel, composed of internationally distinguished museum directors, curators, scholars, and other arts professionals, stated, "Stephanie Dinkins's work is deeply rooted in ethics and social equity, exploring new models of machine learning based on engagement rather than extraction. Her inclusive and collaborative approach powerfully advocates for transparency, participation, and accessibility in AI technologies, particularly for communities most vulnerable to their misuse. As artificial intelligence continues to shape public discourse and impact everyday life, we highly commend Dinkins for the urgency and optimism of her investigations and the transformative impact of her artistic practice."
Award Ceremony:The inaugural LG Guggenheim Award was officially announced at the 2023 YCC Party at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The event was attended by: Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Taebong Yoon, Executive Vice President, LG Electronics North America, Seol Park, Head of Brand Management at LG Corp
Related Activities: On January 25, 2024, Stephanie Dinkins, the inaugural recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award, presented three new works at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and participated in an artist talk. During the event, she unveiled The Stories We Tell Our Machines (work in progress), WisdomBot (2023), and Not the Only One Avatar Image 2023 Brain (N’TOO) (2018–ongoing). The event drew an audience of over 400 attendees.
- Related Link: LG Guggenheim Award Recipient Stephanie Dinkins Presents Demo of Latest AI Artwork in Progress
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- Related Video [2] : Technology-based Art for a Better World,The LG Guggenheim Award 2023 Announcement
2024
2024 LG Guggenheim Award Recipient: Shu Lea Cheang
The recipient of the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award is a Net Art pioneer Shu Lea Cheang. Cheang creatively explores social issues such as gender, race, and politics through emerging technologies like VR, software design, and coding.
Born in 1954, the Taiwanese-American artist has demonstrated a visionary perspective on future societies since the late 1990s, incorporating themes of alternative currencies, blockchain, and biotechnology into her work. One of her most notable pieces, Brandon (1998–1999), was the first web art commissioned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In addition to the Guggenheim, her works are part of major museum collections, including The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Cheang has also represented Taiwan at the 2018 Gwangju Biennale and the 2019 Venice Biennale. In 2022, she participated in the Ulsan Museum of Art's inaugural special exhibition, showcasing her work alongside renowned media artists such as Hito Steyerl, Nam June Paik, and Camille Henrot.
Known for her provocative exploration of race, gender, and futuristic themes, Cheang has captivated the art world with her bold vision. Her 2002 internet-based experimental artwork, Garlic=Rich Air, even introduced an alternative currency concept reminiscent of today's Bitcoin, highlighting her forward-thinking approach to digital economies.
“Shu Lea Cheang was one of the first to recognize the liberatory potential of the digital realm. We celebrate her bold explorations of bodies, and their desires, in our digital and analog worlds, and are thrilled, alongside LG, to recognize her necessary work,” states Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator at the Guggenheim.[10]
“LG is delighted to join the Guggenheim in honoring Shu Lea Cheang with the second LG Guggenheim Award. Looking through her oeuvre, one can observe many of the themes that recently entered today’s technological discourses, such as data, decentralized networks, and gamification, have long been central to her artistic inquiry. LG commends the award jury's recognition of Shu Lea Cheang’s daring foresight," states Seol Park, Head of Brand Management at LG Corp.[11]
Jury
Eungie Joo, Curator and Head of Contemporary Art at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art, Cape Town; Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Director of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin; and Stephanie Dinkins, artist, and the inaugural recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award
The jury panel praised Shu Lea Cheang’s work, stating:"Shu Lea Cheang renders the porousness between the physical and digital domains, offering empowering amalgamations for audiences to engage with."
Award Ceremony: The 2024 LG Guggenheim Award was officially announced at the 2023 YCC Party at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.The event was attended by: Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Chris Jung – North America Regional President, LG Electronics.
Related Activities: On May 2, 2024, Shu Lea Cheang participated in an artist talk at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum alongside Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator. Presented as a performance lecture, the event was titled “What the Heck: Shu Lea Cheang on Hacking Tactics, Virus Becoming, and Geek Farming,” offering insight into her innovative artistic practices and technological explorations.
- Related Video : A Conversation with Shu Lea Cheang
2025
The 2025 LG Guggenheim Award was presented to visual and media artist Ayoung Kim. Kim's innovative practice employs emerging technologies to investigate contemporary issues, working with virtual reality, game engines, and live simulation, as well as traditional mediums like performance, sculpture, and printmaking.
Kim advocates for AI literacy through her major works. In Delivery Dancer’s Sphere (2022), she employed AI, game engines, LiDAR scanning, and 3D modeling to explore the hidden dynamics of technological society, highlighting the intensifying competition among delivery riders shaped by algorithmic optimization. Her subsequent work, Delivery Dancer’s Arc: Inverse (2024), presents a narrative that challenges Western-centric perceptions of time through generative AI-created videos and sundial sculptures.
Ayoung Kim is the first Korean recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award. She has received international recognition with accolades such as the ACC Future Prize from the National Asian Cultural Center, Gwangju, Korea(2024), the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria (2023) as the first Korean artist to win the award, the Today's Young Artist Award from Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea (2015), and the Royal Academy of Arts Award, London (2010).
Her works are part of the collections of institutions such as the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan, the MMCA(National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), Korea, and the Leeum Museum of Art, Korea. She has exhibited at major art institutions worldwide, including the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2016), the Berlin International Film Festival (2020), MMCA Seoul, Seoul (2023), HEK (House of Electronic Arts Basel), Basel (2023), M+, Hong Kong (2024), MoMA, New York (2024), ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), Melbourne (2024), and the Mori Art Museum,Tokyo (2025). Additionally, she has participated in leading international biennials, including the 2015 Venice Biennale, the 2018 Gwangju Biennale, and the 2023 Sharjah Biennale.
On February 27, 2025, she held a solo exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. From November 6, 2025, to March 16, 2026, she will present her first major solo exhibition in the United States at MoMA PS1 in New York.
“At its core, Ayoung Kim’s pathbreaking work invites viewers not only to marvel at her technical mastery but also to engage with deep questions about time and the human experience in an accelerating digital age. By revealing the convergence of machines and humanity, her visionary work illuminates the most pressing challenges of our era. I am both honored and proud that Kim is recognized as a leading voice through this award,” stated Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator at the Guggenheim New York.[12]
"Ayoung Kim's work, in which technology is both a subject matter and a medium, resonates with LG's engagement with technology as we advance innovations with considerations to human experiences and emotions. LG congratulates Ayoung Kim on this timely and well-deserved recognition and looks forward to witnessing her continued use of cutting-edge technologies to expand the scope of contemporary art," stated Seol Park, Head of Brand at LG Corp.
Jury
Mohamed Almusibli, Director and Chief Curator, Kunsthalle Basel; Doryun Chong, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, M+, Hong Kong; Sabine Himmelsbach, Director, HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel; Alfredo Jaar, artist, architect and filmmaker; and Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
The Jury panel stated "Ayoung Kim redefines the role of the artist as a connector, fusing traditional techniques with innovative technologies to explore social issues through narratives that transcend time and space, while fostering new dialogues between art and technology. She offers a unique perspective on the interaction between humans and technology while reflecting on the ethical and emotional implications of living in a technology-driven world. The jury recognizes her as a pioneering artist leading the way in this era."
Award Ceremony: The award ceremony took place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, attended byNaomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and representatives from LG.
Related Activities: On July 1, 2025, Ayoung Kim engaged with global audiences through a public program, presenting her work in collaboration with LG, the Guggenheim Museum, and Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator.
Physical Award
The physical award awarded to the recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award captures the dynamic interaction of the digits "1" and "0" — the elemental foundation of information science and computing. Its design symbolizes the new and unexpected artforms that digital technology can bring to the art of the Future.
Just as this profoundly simple construct made possible technological wonders such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence, in this design the digits "1" and "0" are captured in midst of active interaction. LG collaborated with Lee Suk-woo, who designed the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals, on this interpretation of our concept.
- Awards & Recognition : Winner of the 2023 iF Design Award
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Visual Identity
LG and the Guggenheim Museum developed the visual identity for the LG Guggenheim Award by incorporating the symbols of multiplication (x) to represent collaboration and addition (+) to symbolize the fusion of art and technology.
2. Research Support
Since March 2023, LG Electronics has sponsored the position of Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, focusing on research in the field of digital technology-based art. Dr. Noam Segal has been appointed to this role, dedicating her efforts to curating exhibitions that utilize technology and supporting the discovery of emerging artists.
As the curator at the heart of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, Dr. Segal has played a pivotal role in events such as Stephanie Dinkins’ latest exhibition in January 2024, Shu Lea Cheang's performance lecture in May 2024, and Ayoung Kim's public program while also serving on the jury that selects the annual LG Guggenheim Award recipient.
As part of its initiative's research support, an Academic Advisory Committee has been established to conduct research at the intersection of body, art, and science, focusing on theoretical and media abstraction concepts. The discussions and findings of the committee will culminate in a major presentation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2026-2027, where a broader range of technology-based artworks will be showcased. Efforts are underway to ensure that these works are diverse and widely represented.
- Source: Monthly Art Magazine, Dec, 2023
3. Program & Exhibition Support
Public Program: Late Shift x Stephanie Dinkins
The 2023 LG Guggenheim Award recipient, Stephanie Dinkins, unveiled a new work during the public program "Late Shift x Stephanie Dinkins" at the Guggenheim Museum on January 25, 2024. The artwork was presented using LG OLED displays, including the 97-inch OLED evo, OLED Objet Collection Posé, and Transparent OLED Signage, with a total of seven OLED displays incorporated into Dinkins' latest creation.
- Related link: LG Guggenheim Award recipient Stephanie Dinkins explores the vision of equitable AI and the power of collaboration
Public Program: What The Heck
2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient Shu Lea Cheang presented a performance lecture titled "What The Heck" on May 2, 2024, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater located in the basement of the Guggenheim Museum. The title, "What The Heck," cleverly plays on the similarity in pronunciation between "hacking" and "heck." The lecture took the form of a conversation between Shu Lea Cheang and Dr. Noam Segal, the Associate Curator of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative.
- Related link : Shu Lea Cheang's Takeover of the Guggenheim: The Taiwanese Eccentric Who Created Garlic Currency for Garlic Farming
Public Program: The Soft Geometry of Being
2025 LG Guggenheim Award recipient Ayoung Kim held an artist talk titled The Soft Geometry of Being on July 1, 2025, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, located within the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. During the presentation, Kim’s acclaimed Delivery Dancer series was showcased on six 77-inch LG OLED evo screens, highlighting the intersection of her digital narrative and advanced display technology.
Technology-Based Art Exhibition
In 2027, a large-scale exhibition will be held to showcase the culmination of research and discoveries made through the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative.
4. Creative Support
Each fall, the Guggenheim Museum selects one emerging artist, providing them with the opportunity to use LG's cutting-edge technologies, such as OLED TV, to push the boundaries of imagination and creativity in their artistic endeavors.
2023 Artist Collaboration
Farah Al Qasimi : Farah Al Qasimi, an artist and musician from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was selected as the emerging artist for the 2023 YCC Party, Presented by LG Display. She curated the event with the concept of "Artificial Digital Paradise," showcasing her unique vision and creativity.
- Related video : Artist Profile: Farah Al Qasimi
2024 Artist Collaboration
Rachel Rossin : Rachel Rossin, a media artist from Florida, USA, curated the 2024 YCC Party with the concept of "Quickening," reflecting the accelerating pace of society driven by technological advancements.
- Related video : Artist Profile: Rachel Rossin
2025 Artist Collaboration
LaJuné McMillian : LaJuné McMillian, an artist and creative technologist, headlined the 2025 YCC Party by transforming the Guggenheim rotunda into a fractalized universe through the concept of "Motion Witnessing," utilizing motion capture and immersive technologies to explore collective digital embodiment.
- Related video : Artist Profile: LaJuné McMillian
5. Event Support
LG Display sponsors the annual YCC (Young Collector’s Council) Party, a fundraising event hosted by the Young Collector's Council at the Guggenheim Museum in New York each spring, showcasing cutting-edge display technology.
At the YCC Party, the emerging artist of the year decorates the museum using LG Display's transparent OLED and LG Electronics' OLED TVs. The transparent OLED is unique to LG Display, which is the only company globally producing it at scale. With high transparency, light weight, and exceptional clarity, this technology is gaining attention in the global digital art scene, capable of replacing traditional glass windows.
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