González Prize

The Julio González Prize was created in 2001 by Viviane Grimminger and Kosme de Barañano, then director of the IVAM Centre Julio González, in recognition of Gonzalez's role as a precursor of contemporary art. It is discerned annually to a living artist of international renown as a tribute to the impact of his or her work.  Each recipient of the award is given a cast of González's sculpture "Femme à l'amphore II". The IVAM Centre Julio González has almost 400 works by Julio González: sculptures, drawings, paintings and decorative art objects in metal. These pieces come from various acquisitions and donations, mainly that of Carmen Martínez and Viviane Grimminger, designated universal right-holders of the González estate by the late Roberta González.
González Prize 2024 – Simone Fattal Simone Fattal - 2023 / 2024

González Prize 2024 – Simone Fattal

Simone Fattal - 2023 / 2024

On December 12, 2024, Simone Fattal was awarded a limited-edition cast of “Femme à l’amphore II (Woman with an Amphora II)”, a work in cut bronze executed by Julio González in 1929-1930. This award created in 2000 in partnership between the González Estate and the IVAM Centre Julio González recognizes each year a contemporary artist whose production embodies the inventive spirit of Julio González’s work. Past prize recipients include internationally renowned artists like Mona Hatoum, Annette Messager, Anthony Caro, Robert Rauschenberg, Eduardo Chillida, Anish Kapoor and Cy Twombly, only to name a few. Fattal’s multidisciplinary work—painting, photography, collage and above all, sculpture—inhabts a nomadic and multicultural space that is a reflexion of the artist herself, born in Damascus, raised in Lebanon, trained in Paris, and now a longtime resident of the US. Fattal’s sculpture in bronze, clay and stoneware evokes the history and mythology of the Middle East. Both archaic and modern, her work reflects on humanity and its place in the world and in history. A selection of her work is currently on display in the Musée du Louvre’s Department of Near Eastern Antiquities. In conjunction with the Julio González Prize, Simone Fattal’s multi-media work will be featured in a monographic exhibition at the IVAM Centre Julio González entitled “Simon Fattal. Suspension of Disbelief” from December 12, 2024 through June 1, 2025. https://ivam.es/en/exposiciones/simone-fattal-premio-julio-gonzalez/

The Julio González Prize was created in 2001 by Viviane Grimminger and Kosme de Barañano, then director of the IVAM Centre Julio González, in recognition of Gonzalez's role as a precursor of contemporary art. It is discerned annually to a living artist of international renown as a tribute to the impact of his or her work.  Each recipient of the award is given a cast of González's sculpture "Femme à l'amphore II". The IVAM Centre Julio González has almost 400 works by Julio González: sculptures, drawings, paintings and decorative art objects in metal. These pieces come from various acquisitions and donations, mainly that of Carmen Martínez and Viviane Grimminger, designated universal right-holders of the González estate by the late Roberta González.