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Praemium Imperiale, 1993
from Crossover Culture Max Bill’s and Georges Vantongerloo’s Ties with the United States by Angela Thomas
Jasper Johns met Bill in autumn 1993 in Tokyo, where he was to receive the prestigious Praemium Imperiale for his work as a painter, while Bill received the equivalent award in the category of sculpture. Bill and I spent a week together with Johns and the other prize winners at the Hotel Okura and at various receptions held in their honor.
