Azcuy Prize for Contemporary Art

Tucuman artist Benjamín Felice won the Azcuy Prize for Contemporary Art
The work “Orlas Sacro Calchaquíes” won the sixth edition of the award that combines contemporary art and architecture. It will be installed in a building in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito
The artist from Tucuman Benjamín Felice was announced as the winner of the 6th edition of the Azcuy Prize, a contemporary art competition organized by the Azcuy real estate company in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires (MAMBA) and the Azcuy Foundation. His work Orlas Sacro Calchaquíes was selected from more than 500 proposals, and will be installed in the Donna Vita building under construction, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito.
Felice will receive a prize of 10 thousand dollars and the production costs of the work. His project is inspired by Argentine sacred art and the indigenous cultures of northwest Argentina, integrating sculpture and ornamentation in dialogue with contemporary architecture.
The jury was composed of Jimena Ferreiro (MAMBA curator), Mariana Obersztern (performing artist), Nicolás Bacal (visual artist), Sol Juárez (Creative Project Manager of Azcuy) and Gerardo Azcuy (founder of the company). During the ceremony, Azcuy highlighted: “We are proud to support national artistic production and promote the integration of art with architecture.” In addition, a book was presented documenting the first five editions of the Azcuy Prize (2019-2023), in which artists such as Diego Bianchi, Adriana Bustos and Hernán Soriano, among others, participated.
Artistic creation in dialogue with architecture

The Azcuy Prize seeks to promote contemporary art in Argentina, inviting individual and collective artists to develop works for residential and urban spaces. Each finalist received a stimulus of one thousand dollars to further their proposals before the final evaluation.
In this edition, the finalist projects included proposals by artists such as Nicola Costantino, Adriana Martínez, Pablo Houdin, among others. According to Jimena Ferreiro, “the quality of the proposals was outstanding, reflecting the commitment of the artistic community.”

Who is Benjamín Felice

Born in Tucumán, Benjamín Felice has a degree in Cinematography from the National University of Tucumán and is the director of the experimental gallery OHNO in Buenos Aires. His career includes exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA), the Museum of Immigrants and residencies such as La Ira de Dios and the artist program at the Torcuato Di Tella University.

With Orlas Sacro Calchaquíes, Felice reaffirms his ability to combine tradition and modernity, consolidating himself as a prominent figure in the Argentine contemporary art scene.
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