Otto Piene received the inaugural Deutsche Lichtkunstpreis

This past Sunday, at the Kunstmuseum Celle, Otto Piene received the inaugural Deutsche Lichtkunstpreis, according to the Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag. The prize, which comes with $13,000, recognizes the cofounder of the group Zero and new-media pioneer for his use of light in his oeuvre, including his optical-aesthetic work at the MIT media labs in Boston. “The Deutsche Lichtkunstpreis is especially significant to my knowledge: the first and only of its kind,” said Piene. The prize will be awarded every two years.