The annual Turner Prize shortlist has just been announced ahead of an exhibition featuring all the artists’ work next year, this time taking place at the Towner Eastbourne in Sussex.
As usual, there are four nominated artists. First up is Jesse Darling, whose work deals with the frailty of the human body and societal power structures. Darling’s nominated for shows at Modern Art Oxford and Camden Art Centre. Then there’s Ghislaine Leung, who makes humorous conceptual installations which ‘test the boundaries of the gallery space’ through sets of instructions, nominated for her show at Simian in Copenhagen. Thirdly we’ve got Rory Pilgrim, nominated for the work ‘RAFTS’ which was shown at the Serpentine in London and didn’t get the best review here in Time Out, where our art critic (me!) described it as ‘cold and stilted’ and ‘patronising’. Finally, there’s Barbara Walker, who uses intricate monochrome portraiture to ask big questions about race and identity, nominated for her participation in the Sharjah Biennale. They’ll all be duking it out for £25,000 top prize, though the three losers get £10,000 each anyway to help soften the blow of defeat.
Although the Turner Prize exhibition usually takes place at Tate Britain, it’s not unusual for it to move around, having been held previously at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, Turner Contemporary in Margate and Ebrington in Derry. This is a chance for everyone on the south coast of the UK to get a taste of contemporary art. Let’s hope they’ve got the appetite for it.
The Turner Prize 2023 is at Towner Eastbourne Sep 28-Apr 14 2024. More details here.
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