Franko B [SEP] place of birth
Franko B
Franko B (born in Milan in 1960) is an Italian performance artist based in London, where he has lived since 1979. He studied fine art at Camberwell College of Arts (1986–7), Chelsea College of Art (1987–90) and the Byam Shaw School of Art (1990–91). His work was originally based on the bloody and ritualised violation of his own body. Later on he embraced a wide variety of media including video, photography, painting, installation, and sculpture.
He performed at
Ivan Franko.
Each laureate receives a monetary reward, a golden medal with an image of Ivan Franko and the diploma.
The International Jury, members of which are elected upon the recommendations of the Board of the Fund and the members of the International Experts Council is entrusted to make decisions upon award of the prize.
The first Laureate award ceremony took place on August 27, 2016 on the 160th anniversary of birth of Ivan Franko in Drohobych.
The solemn ceremony is considered to be one of the major cultural