Approval for Turner Prize shortlist
Isabel Andrews, Wednesday, 6th May 2009
Last week's announcement of the Turner Prize shortlist appears to have been met with widespread approval in the art world. While last year's shortlist attracted the criticism from some of being too intellectual (the prize is designed to foster public appreciation and engagement with contemporary art), the exhibition went on to attract 92,000 visitors.
This year's four nominees are surrealist artist Enrico David – nominated for his solo exhibitions 'How Do You Love Dzzzzt Mammy?' at the Museum fur Gegenwarskunst, Basel, and 'Bulbous Marauder' at the Seattle Art Museum; Roger Hiorns – nominated for his Artangel commission 'Seizure' and his solo show at Corvi-Mora, London; Lucy Skaer for her exhibition at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, and 'A Boat Used as a Vessel' at the Kunsthalle Basel; and Richard Wright for work exhibited at the 55th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, and his exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh.
Hotly-tipped to stroll away with the £25,000 prize is sculptor Roger Hiorns, whose work is made from a wide range of materials including chemicals, perfume, fire and detergent. For his project 'Seizure', which earnt the artist his nomination, Hiorns covered the interior of an East End bedsit with 75,000 litres of copper sulphate solution from which blue crystals grew over all the surfaces, slowly eating away at the structure.
Glaswegian artist Lucy Skaer has produced meticulous drawings based on photojournalism images and more recently has made sculptures inspired by black inkblots. Richard Wright paints on walls, ceilings and corners to reflect and respond to the architecture he sees. Enrico David has produced surrealist paintings which the judging panel explained 'have something in common with Picasso'.
This year's judging panel consists of Charles Esche (Director, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven), Mariella Frostrup (writer and broadcaster), Jonathan Jones (The Guardian) and Dr Andrea Schlieker (Director, Folkestone Triennial). Stephen Deuchar, Director Tate Britain is Chair of the Jury.
Work by the shortlisted artists will be shown at Tate Britain (opening 7 October) and the winner announced on 7 December.
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