Jorge Pardo, a recipient of the 2010 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, at home in Los Angeles in 2007. Image courtesy of the New York Times.–>

On Monday, September 27, the honorees were announced for the 2010 MacArthur Fellowship, nicknamed the “Genius Grant.” Among the recipients of this prestigious awatrd is Cuban-born installation artist Jorge Pardo. The grant provides each honoree $500,000, divided evenly over five years. It is given to individuals who “show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work.” Pardo, who lives and works in Los Angeles, is perhaps best known for his redesigned spaces, which eliminate boundaries between architecture, fine art and design.

Jorge Pardo’s “Penelope” in Liverpool’s Wolstenholme Square. Image courtesy of Art Info.

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