Praemium Imperiale laureates meet the media

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.

Praemium Imperiale laureates meet the media

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.

Arthur Miller among 5 Praemium Imperiale laureates

Arthur Miller among 5 Praemium Imperiale laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Arthur Miller (file photo), the American playwright best known for his ''Death of a Salesman,'' and four other foreign artists have been awarded the 13th Praemium Imperiale, the Japan Art Association said in Tokyo on Sept. 14. Miller was named the recipient in the theater/film category while Lee Ufan, a South Korean living in Japan, was named a laureate in painting, Marta Pan, of France, in sculpture, Jean Nouvel, also of France, in architecture, and Ornette Coleman, an American saxophonist, in music. The Praemium Imperiale was established in 1987 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Japan Art Association.