Shu Lea Cheang, 2024 Guggenheim Award Recipient
LG Guggenheim Award
L G G u g g e n h e i m A w a r d
The multi-year initiative establishes the LG Guggenheim Award, the flagship program of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, which 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.
The Guggenheim New York and LG proudly announce Shu Lea Cheang as the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient.
2024 Award Recipient
Shu Lea Cheang is a pioneer of Net Art—digital art that utilizes the space of the Internet—and an artist who creatively addresses social issues such as gender, race, and politics through emerging technologies including VR, software design, and coding.
Since the late 1990s, she has demonstrated a unique foresight into future society, exploring themes such as alternative currencies, blockchain, and biotechnology. One of her representative works is Brandon (1998-1999), the first web-based artwork to be permanently collected by the Guggenheim Museum. In addition to the Guggenheim, her works are also held in major institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
By tackling provocative subjects such as race and gender while offering insights that anticipate the future, Shu Lea Cheang has garnered significant attention in the international art world.
Major Works
Jury
"The internet art pioneer has engaged evolving technologies through her impactful projects. Her work constantly prompts new ways of participation and new forms of digital storytelling. We are honored to support her ground breaking practice through this
prestigious Award."
- Excerpt from the Jury’s comments
News
Events & Content
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Artist Profile: 2024 LG Guggenheim Award Recipient Shu Lea Cheang
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A special party at a New York landmark: Where Art Meets Tech
Performance Lecture by 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient Shu Lea Cheang
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Shu Lea Cheang, 2024 LG Guggenheim recipient and Noam Segal, LG Electronics associate curator of Guggenheim
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The ceremony celebrating the recipient of the 2nd LG Guggenheim Award
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Noam Segal, LG Electronics associate curator, and Shu Lea Cheang, the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient, are presenting a Performance Lecture
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Celebrating moments for the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient
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Rachel Rossin, 2024 YCC artist collaborator, Shu Lea Cheang, the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient, Noam Segal, LG Electronics associate curator of Guggenheim, Chris Jung, CEO of LG Electronics USA
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2024 YCC artist collaboration performance
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Physical Award
In conceptualizing the physical award, we drew inspiration from digital zero and one — the elemental foundation of information science and computing. 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, anticipating new and unexpected artforms that digital technology can bring to the art of the Future. LG collaborated with Lee Suk-woo, who designed the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals, on this interpretation of our concept.
LG Guggenheim Award, Physical Award © SWNA
Initiative
The LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative is a five-year, multifaceted collaboration designed to research, honor, and promote artists working at the intersection of art and technology. Unique in its areas of concentration and approach, the initiative
is an unprecedented investment in technology as an artistic medium. It will enable the Guggenheim to broaden its investigations into this innovative field, providing essential support to the visionary artists who inspire new understandings
of how technology shapes, and is shaped by, society.
Through a sustained Global Partnership in support of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, LG aims to help usher in a new wave of digital creativity, combining cutting-edge solutions with the unmatched artistic sensibilities of
the Guggenheim.
Shu Lea Cheang, the Cyber Revolutionary Infiltrating Reality
Shu Lea Cheang, a pioneer of net art, has spent over 30 years addressing issues of gender, race, migration, and surveillance through digital media - most notably with her web-based work Brandon. Winner of the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award, she continues to explore emerging technologies and environmental themes, including AI, cyber surveillance, and regenerative land use.
Where Technology Meets Art: Smart Collaboration Enhances Brand Power
LG has formed a five-year strategic global partnership with the Guggenheim Museum to explore the convergence of technology and art. Going beyond simple sponsorship, the collaboration includes co-hosting the annual YCC Party, presenting the LG Guggenheim Award, and supporting joint curatorial research and exhibitions. Through media art powered by transparent OLEDs, museum façade projections, diverse media outreach, and employee engagement, LG strengthens both its brand image and cultural impact by offering immersive experiences to young patrons and the public alike.