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4/10/2010

Turner Prize 2010

Tate Britain, London

The Turner Prize, now in its 26th year, is arguably the world’s most recognised and prestigious award for contemporary art. The exhibition presents the very best of current British visual art with the intention of stimulating a lively exchange of opinions. This is your chance to discover what’s new in British art now. The prize is awarded to an artist under fifty, born, living or working in Britain, for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation in the twelve months before 28 April 2010.

Nominations are invited each year, and the prize is judged by an independent jury that changes annually. Four artists are shortlisted and they present works in a show normally held at Tate Britain before the winner is announced in December. The artists are not judged on their show at Tate – the decision is based on the work they were nominated for.

Four artists are nominated for the Turner Prize each year.
This year they are: Dexter Dalwood - Angela de la Cruz - Susan Philipsz - The Otolith Group

Dexter Dalwood was born in Bristol, England in 1960. He studied at Central St Martins, London (1981-85) and at the Royal College of Art, London (1988-90). He lives and works in London. Dexter Dalwood has been nominated for his solo exhibition at Tate St Ives which revealed the rich depth and range of his approach to making painting that draws upon historical tradition as well as contemporary cultural and political events.

Angela de la Cruz was born in La Coruña, Spain in 1965. She moved to the UK in 1987 and studied at Goldsmiths College, London (1991-94) and the Slade School of Art, London (1994-96). She lives and works in London. Angela de la Cruz has been nominated for her solo exhibition, After at Camden Arts Centre, London. De la Cruz uses the language of painting and sculpture to create striking works that combine formal tension with a deeper emotional presence.

Susan Philipsz was born in 1965 in Glasgow. She studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (1989-93) and the The University of Ulster (1993-94). She lives and works in Berlin. Susan Philipsz has been nominated for the presentations of her work Lowlands at the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art and Long Gone in the group exhibition Mirrors at the Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Vigo, Spain. Philipsz uses her own voice to create uniquely evocative sound installations that play upon and extend the poetics of specific, often out-of-the-way spaces.

The Otolith Group was founded in 2002 by Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar. Eshun was born in London in 1966. He studied English Literature at University College, Oxford (1985-1988). Sagar was born in London in 1968. She studied Anthropology and Hindi at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1994-97). The Otolith Group have been nominated for their project A Long Time Between Suns, which took the form of exhibitions at Gasworks and The Showroom, London with accompanying publication. The collaborative and discursive practice of The Otolith Group questions the nature of documentary history across time by using material found within a range of disciplines, in particular the moving image.

The Turner Prize jury changes every year. It usually consists of a writer or critic, a curator or gallery director working in Britain and a curator or gallery director working outside Britain.

The members of the Turner Prize 2010 jury are:
Isabel Carlos, Director, José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Centre (CAMJAP), Lisbon
Philip Hensher, Writer, critic and journalist
Andrew Nairne, Executive Director, Arts Strategy, Arts Council England, London
Polly Staple, Director, Chisenhale Gallery, London
The jury is chaired by Penelope Curtis, Director, Tate Britain

The winner will be announced at Tate Britain on 6 December 2010.

For press information please contact Selina Jones/Alex O’Neill, Tate Press Office, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG. Call 020 7887 4906/ 4942 Email pressoffice@tate.org.uk
Opening 5 October 2010

Tate Britain
Millbank, London
Opening hours
daily, 10.00-17.50
Exhibitions 10.00-17.40 (last admission 17.00)
Late night opening
The first Friday of the month is Late at Tate Britain when exhibition tickets are half price from 17.30 onwards.
Tickets £8 (£6 concessions)

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