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Kevin Brand, artist and educator from Cape Town, scooped the Mercedes-Benz South Africa 2008 Art Award for an Art Project in Public Spaces. "He has been a significant commentator on South African society for almost 30 years," explained the jury of the award (previously known as the DaimlerChrysler Award). His work, along with that of the other seven finalists, will be exhibited in Berlin, Pretoria and Stellenbosch.