"I NOMINATE ROBERT WILSON FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF AVANT-GARDE THEATER AND VISUAL ARTS. AS A GROUNDBREAKING DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHT, AND DESIGNER, WILSON HAS CONTINUALLY PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND IS OFTEN REGARDED AS AMERICA'S – OR EVEN THE WORLD'S – FOREMOST VANGUARD THEATER ARTIST. HIS ICONIC WORKS, SUCH AS "EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH" AND COLLABORATIONS WITH PROMINENT ARTISTS LIKE PHILIP GLASS AND TOM WAITS SHOWCASE A UNIQUE BLEND OF INNOVATION, VISUAL SPECTACLE, AND INTELLECTUAL DEPTH. ROBERT WILSON IS AT THE VERY FOREFRONT OF ARTISTIC INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMS STORIES AND VISIONS INTO MIND BLOWING EXPERIENCES FOR HIS AUDIENCES."