Prior to now, in the list of recipients of the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, there was only one photographer, Sebastião Salgado, who earned it in a by now remote 1998 (Annie Leibovitz and James Nachtwey were awarded in the Communication an

Carlos Jiménez   As good fortune and the grace of friends would have it, I found myself amid a festive crowd of Joan Manuel Serrat enthusiasts during a recent visit to Madrid. Unexpectedly, there I was on a wonderful seat, a longtime admirer of the poet and musician

Shigeru Ban The list of architects with the Princess of Asturias Award was not short, but in the 2022 edition Shigeru Ban joined Niemeyer, Oíza, Calatrava, Foster, Moneo, and Gehry, although not in the category of ‘Arts’ but for ‘Concord.’ As the fou

We have quite frequently seen an architect being handed by the Prince – or Princess – of Asturias one of the accolades named in their honor. In the wake of Niemeyer, Oíza, Calatrava, Foster, Moneo, and Gehry, this October comes the turn of Tokyo-born

Fundación Princesa de Asturias   According to critics, Abramović’s work explores “the limits of the body and mind” through risky, complex performances in a constant search for individual freedom... Luis Fernández-Galiano: Vidas extremas Fundación Princesa de Asturias