Ashfika Rahman Wins 2024 Future Generation Art Prize
The Bangladeshi artist is recognized for her work highlighting women's roles and marginalized stories.
- Ashfika Rahman received the prestigious Future Generation Art Prize, awarded by the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Rahman's winning piece, 'Behula and a Thousand Tales,' explores themes of women's roles in society using photography, prints, text, and sculpture.
- The prize includes a $60,000 cash award and $40,000 to support her artistic practice.
- The exhibition, delayed due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, features 21 shortlisted artists from nearly 200 countries.
- Five additional artists received special prizes, sharing a $20,000 award among them.