David Shrigley makes 2013 Turner Prize shortlist
David Shrigley is among the nominees for this year’s Turner Prize.
Source: Image c the artist and courtesy of the artist
David Shrigley, I’m Dead, 2010
Glasgow-based artist Shrigley has been nominated for his 2012 Brain Activity show at London’s Hayward Gallery, which showcased the line drawings he is most famous for alongside sculptures, photographs and animated films.
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The other artists nominated are painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, French installation artist Laure Prouvost and British-German performance artist Tino Sehgal.
Source: Photo Marcus Leith
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye 2012 installation view at Chisenhale Gallery Photo Marcus Leith
Sehgal has been shortlisted for his These Associations project, which was staged last year in London’s Tate Modern Gallery. The ‘live installation’ piece saw volunteers interact with members of the public as they wandered the gallery’s Turbine Hall space.
Source: Photo courtesy of Johnny Green
Tino Sehgal and participants of These Associations
The Turner Prize is awarded to a contemporary artist under 50 who either lives, works or was born in Britain for an exhibition held within the last 12 months.
Source: Courtesy of David Shrigley and Yvon Lambert
David Shrigley, Untitled, 2011
The winner receives £25,000 prize month, with other shortlisted artists each receiving £5,000.
Source: Courtesy: Corvi-Mora, London and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo: Marcus Leith, London
Lynette Yiadom-BoakyeMidnight, Cadiz 2013
The judging panel for the 2013 Prize is chaired by Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis and includes the curator Annie Fletcher and the writer Declan Long.
Source: © Laure Prouvost, courtesy MOTInternational, London
Laure ProuvostInstallation view, Max Mara Prize for Women, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2013
This year’s Turner Prize exhibition will be held at Ebrington in Derry-Londonderry, 2013’s UK City of Culture, marking the first time the exhibition will be held outside England.
The winner will be announced on 2 December.
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