In what is the Turner Prize’s 40th year, an artist of South Asian heritage triumphs to huge acclaim… (more to follow later…)
BRITAIN’S most prestigious and high profile art prize was awarded to artist Jasleen Kaur in a ceremony yesterday evening.
Kaur whose nomination was announced earlier this year alongside Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delain Le Bas becomes only the second South Asian artist to win the Turner Prize. Sir Anish Kapoor won in 1991 and it arguably set him on the path of international fame and fortune.
In a press statement released by the Tate which organises the prize, it said: “They (the jury*) awarded the prize to Jasleen Kaur, whose recent practice reflects upon everyday objects, animating them through sound and music to summon community and cultural inheritance.
“The jury noted the considered way in which Kaur weaves together the personal, political and spiritual in her exhibition ‘Alter Altar’, choreographing a visual and aural experience that suggests both solidarity and joy.
“They praised her ability to gather different voices through unexpected and playful combinations of material, from Irn-Bru to family photographs and a vintage Ford Escort, locating moments of resilience and possibility.”
The Jury this year consisted of Rosie Cooper, director of Wysing Arts Centre; Ekow Eshun, writer, broadcaster and curator; Sam Thorne, director general and CEO at Japan House London; and Lydia Yee, curator and art historian. The jury is chaired by Alex Farquharson, director, Tate Britain.
He spoke to www.asianculturevulture.com‘s Suman Bhuchar us about this year’s shortlist back in October.
Jasleen Kaur was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986. Kaur studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at Glasgow School of Art in 2008 and Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the Royal College of Art, London in 2009-10. Jasleen Kaur is 38 and lives and works in London and is awarded £25,000 prize money.
See the video below –
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxQZyOkrSqPIJJld8H1GAtBdpWzNYaFLPm?si=4oaTHdDbuOnNLkwA
Watch in full below
*More reaction to follow
The exhibition of all the nominated artists can be seen at Tate Britain until February 2025. See here for details
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-prize-2024
Pic: Jasleen Kaur © Tate (Oli Cowling) – Courtesy of the Tate
