Ramsay art prize 2025 finalists: a giant teddy, a Scrub Daddy and a moving meditation on war – in pictures

May 30, 2025

posted on May. 30, 2025 at 3:00 am

The $100,000 award is Australia’s richest art prize for artists under 40, with finalists exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia until 31 August. Here’s a selection

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Dancing Teddy by EJ Son
The humorous and whimsical appearance of the giant teddy bear, Dancing Teddy, by EJ Son, obscures its much deeper meaning. Created during a time of isolation for Son, the work reflects the artist’s longing for warmth and connection and is inspired by the Korean television show I Live Alone, in which a teddy, fitted with a nanny cam, watches people at home.

Ultimately, this work raises the ontological question: do we truly exist if no one is watching?

Photograph: Saul Steed

Fri 30 May 2025 04.00 CEST

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