Seoul: Artist and geographer Trevor Paglen has been named the winner of this year’s LG Guggenheim Award for his work combining art and digital technology, LG Group announced on Wednesday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the LG Guggenheim Award was launched in 2023 through a partnership between LG Group and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. It aims to support contemporary artists who are pushing the boundaries of digital art. Winners of this prestigious award receive a prize of US$100,000.

Paglen’s work focuses on making the invisible structures of digital systems visible, thereby helping audiences gain a better understanding of modern technologies and the logic that underpins them. He is the fourth recipient of the award, which is part of a five-year project. This project involves a cross-sector collaboration meant to support artists working at the intersection of art and technology.

The inaugural LG Guggenheim Award was awarded to Stephanie Dinkins, a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and AI practitioner. Subsequent winners include Taiwanese American artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang and Korean artist Ayoung Kim.