It has been announced this evening that Susan Philipsz has been awarded the Turner Prize 2010. She won the award with her sound installations, Lowlands and Long Gone. Philipsz will receive a cash prize of £25,000 whilst the three unsuccessful nominees will each receive a cash prize of £5000. It is the first time that a sound installation has been nominated for the award and thus the first time one has won it. Below you can see footage of the announcement and Philipsz’s acceptance speech:
The Medium of would like to know what you think about the judge’s decision. Do you think the right person has won?
On the 6th December, the Turner Prize 2010 for contemporary art will be awarded to one of four shortlisted nominees. With under a week to go before the winner is announced, The Medium of takes a look at the nominees: Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group.
When all is said and done, it still remains to each their own. Have a look below and choose your favourite.
Dexter Dalwood
Reason for nomination: “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.” Tate website
Burroughs in Tangiers – Dexter Dalwood (via Tate website)
Angela de la Cruz
Reason for nomination: “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.” Tate website
Super Clutter XXL – Angela de la Cruz (via Tate website)
Susan Philipsz
Reason for nomination: “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.” Tate website
Reason for nomination: “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.” Tate Website
Excerpt from Otolith I – The Otolith Group (via Tate website)
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