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Ghanaian-Dutch Artist Wins Dior Prize for Bold Visual Art

2/12/2026

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Joel Quayson, a Ghanaian-Dutch artist, won the 2025 Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents.
The prize-winning video, "How do you feel?", is on display at Paris's Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
The work explores faith, cultural heritage, and queer self-expression.
It features a meditative self-portrait contrasting the "good son" with a rhinestone-clad ballroom dancer.
The exhibition runs until April 2026.

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Story summary

Joel Quayson, a Ghanaian-Dutch artist, won the 2025 Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents.
The prize-winning video, "How do you feel?", is on display at Paris's Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
The work explores faith, cultural heritage, and queer self-expression.
It features a meditative self-portrait contrasting the "good son" with a rhinestone-clad ballroom dancer.
The exhibition runs until April 2026.