LA’s Hammer Museum Announces New $100K Artist Prize, With Winner Picked By Viewers

“The Hammer Museum announced on Wednesday a new $100,000 award” – called the Mohn Prize – “to a Los Angeles artist participating in its first biennial, “Made in L.A.” And, in a popular voting process familiar from reality TV, the winner will be chosen by people who see the exhibition, after a jury of art experts narrows the choice to five finalists.”