The biannual award was first given in 1996 to Matthew Barney, and in the years since has honoured some of contemporary art’s biggest names

The artist, the first photographer anointed, will receive $100,000 and a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim

Whoever wins will receive $100,000, an exhibition at the Guggenheim, and a stamp of approval from one of the world's most prestigious awards

With three presentations scheduled this spring in New York, the Brooklyn-based artist talks about her commitment to representing the experience of black women

The artist’s work draws upon the visual culture of the black diaspora, ideas of beauty, ethnographic research and feminist discourse

The 11th edition of this exhibition links nature with nurture