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    Arca

    Awards & Honours

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    Awards Won

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    Honours

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    Rankings

    5

    Covers

    2

    Records

    Arca's influence is recognized well beyond award wins. In 2022, TIME named her one of the 100 Next most influential people. She received a Visionary award from Red Bull Music Academy in 2021 and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts London in 2024. Her 2025 Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale honored her lifetime contributions to music and performance art. She was also inducted into the Venezuelan Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    Visionary Award

    Red Bull Music Academy·2021

    Recognized for her innovative contributions to music and art.

    TIME 100 Next

    TIME·2022

    Named one of the 100 most influential rising figures.

    Induction into Venezuelan Music Hall of Fame

    Venezuelan Music Hall of Fame·2023

    Honored for her impact on Venezuelan music.

    Honorary Doctorate

    University of the Arts London·2024

    Awarded for her contributions to music and performance art.

    Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

    Venice Biennale·2025

    Lifetime achievement award for music and performance art.

    Rankings & Lists

    #15

    200 Best Albums of the 2010s

    Pitchfork·2020
    #18

    50 Best Albums of 2020

    Rolling Stone·2021
    #1

    Top 10 Experimental Artists of 2022

    Billboard·2022
    #12

    50 Best Albums of 2021

    NME·2023

    Magazine Covers

    The FADER

    Fall 2017

    Arca: The Sound of a New World

    Dazed

    Summer 2019

    Arca: The Future of Pop

    i-D

    Winter 2020

    Arca: The Artist Who Redefined the Body

    Vogue (Mexico/Latin America)

    March 2021

    Arca: La Reinvención del Sonido

    Rolling Stone (Spain)

    November 2022

    Arca: La Reina del Ruido

    Records & Feats

    First trans woman to receive a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale

    Historic First·2025

    In 2025, Arca became the first openly transgender woman to be awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale.

    Most albums released in a single year by an experimental electronic artist

    Career Milestone·2021

    In 2021, Arca released three full-length albums (Kick II, Kick III, Kick IIII) within a single calendar year.

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