NAMED after one of Britain’s most radical and popular painters (JMW Turner – 1775-1851), the Turner Prize is one of Britain’s leading art prizes, if not the best known and most easily recognised.
Now in its 40th year – www.asianculturevulture.com’s Associate Editor Suman Bhuchar looks back briefly at the other South Asian nominees – Sir Anish Kapoor was arguably catapulted to fame when he won in 1991.
Each year, the prize is “given to an artist who has created an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work”.
This year – there are four nominees – sometimes there are more.
The four are Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, and Delaine Le Bas.
Bhuchar discusses this year’s selection with Tate Curator Linsey Young and also Alex Faquharson, director of Tate Britain and chair of the Turner Prize judges, which includes Rosie Cooper, director of Wysing Arts Centre; Ekow Eshun, writer, broadcaster and curator; Sam Thorne, director general and CEO of Japan House London; and Lydia Yee, curator and art historian.
The Turner Prize exhibition where you can see all the artists’ work continues until February 16 2025.
The winner of the Turner Prize will be announced in a live broadcast (UK) on December 3 this year.
Listing
The Turner Prize until February 16 2025 at Tate Britain, Millbank SW1P 4RG. More info/booking: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-prize-2024
