Praemium Imperiale laureates meet the media

TOKYO, Japan - Four recipients of this year's Praemium Imperiale prizes sponsored by the Japan Art Association sit for a joint news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 24. (From L to R) Jean Nouvel, Ornette Coleman, Marta Pan and Lee Ufan. Arthur Miller, a fifth recipient, was unable to come to Japan because of his wife's illness. The winners will receive their prizes in a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 25.

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