Prudential Eye Programme

The Award for Best Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Art is given to an institution who over 2015 demonstrated an outstanding commitment to researching and exhibiting Asian contemporary art. The winning exhibition, Great Crescent: Art and Agitation in the 1960s - Japan, South Korea and Taiwan at Para Site in Hong Kong, focused on a critical period in the social and artistic histories of three neighbouring countries.

This year the Special Awards for Best Asian Contemporary Art Institution and Best Exhibition of Asian Contemporary Art have been opened up to public voting for the first time. Hong Kong's Spring Workshop, a leading institution for the exchange and research of artistic ideas was voted the Best Asian Contemporary Art Institution. Founder Mimi Brown and Director Christina Li collected their Award.

After collecting a special award for their contribution to Visual Culture, Thailand's hit band Slot Machine gave a live performance at the Marina Bay Sands and then took a moment to look ahead to what should be an exciting year for them.

Before collecting the prize as Overall Best Emerging Artist of the Year for 2016, Sareth Svay had reflected on winning the title as Best Emerging Artist in the Sculpture category.

Huang Po Chih was the winner of 2016 Prudential Eye Award for Installation. In his multi-disciplinary practice, Huang Po-Chih focuses on exploring issues related to production, agriculture, manufacturing, and consumption, and from there undertakes criticism on a socio-economic level.

The 2016 Prudential Eye Award for Painting has been won by India's Manish Nai. Using material that was both modest and quintessentially Indian, such as jute and newspaper, Nai’s pieces were and are studies in tedious complexities that, once completed, are presented as a tightly organized unit.