The Turner Prize is awarded annually to an artist under fifty, born, living or working in Britain, for an outstanding exhibition or public presentation of their work anywhere in the world in the previous year. The four shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize 2016Ìýare:
- Michael DeanÌý
- AntheaÌýHamiltonÌý
- Helen MartenÌý–Ìýwinner
- JosephineÌýPryde
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Photo of Helen MartenÌýPhoto by JuergenÌýTeller
Night-blooming genera 2015 (detail), Spun aluminium, airbrushed steel, welded steel, lacquered hardwoods, stitched fabric, handthrown glazed ceramic, leather, glass, feathers, acid etched concrete © The Artist, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London, Photography: Annik Wetter,ÌýGeneva
Limpet Apology (traffic tenses)Ìý2015 Screen printing and painting on leather, suede, cotton, velvet; stained and sprayed Ash; folded steel; enamel paint on Balsa wood; airbrushed steel; magnets; inlaid Formica; Cherry © The Artist, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London, Photography: Annik Wetter,ÌýGeneva
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Installation view of Sic Glyphs 2016, South London Gallery, Image courtesy of the artist, Herald St, London, Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paulo, Supportico Lopez, Berlin, Photo: AndyÌýKeate
Photo of Michael Dean, Photo taken by theÌýartist
Installation view of Sic Glyphs 2016, South London Gallery, Image courtesy of the artist, Herald St, London, Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paulo, Supportico Lopez, Berlin, Photo: AndyÌýKeate
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Portrait of Anthea HamiltonÌýPhoto by LewisÌýRonald
Project for Door (After Gaetano Pesce)Ìý2015 installation view, Anthea Hamilton: Lichen! Libido! Chastity!, SculptureCenter, 2015, Courtesy the artist, Photo: KyleÌýKnodell
Brick SuitÌý2010, installation view, Anthea Hamilton: Lichen! Libido! Chastity! SculptureCenter, 2015, Wool, lining, 22 x 5 x 46 inches (55.9 x 12.7 x 116.8 cm), Courtesy the artist. Photo: KyleÌýKnodell
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Photo of Josephine Pryde Photo: DanÌýMitchell
Für Mich 2Ìý2014, C-print Unframed: 60 x 45 cm (23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.) Edition of 3 + 2 AP (SLG-JOP-08391) Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery, London; Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York; and Galerie Neu,ÌýBerlin.
Installation view lapses in Thinking By the person i Am 2015 Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, Image courtesy of Josephine Pryde, Photo: JohnnaÌýArnold
Since it was established in 1984 the Turner Prize has become one of the most prestigious international visual arts awards and has both reflected and contributed to a growing public awareness and interest in contemporary art. This year’s Turner Prize is awarded on 5 December 2016 and an announcement broadcast on the BBC.Ìý
The members of the Turner Prize 2016 juryÌýare:
- Michelle Cotton, Director, Bonner Kunstverein,ÌýBonnÌý
- Tamsin Dillon,ÌýcuratorÌý
- Beatrix Ruf, Director, Stedelijk Museum,ÌýAmsterdamÌý
- Simon Wallis, Director, The HepworthÌýWakefield.Ìý
- The jury is chaired by Alex Farquharson, Director of TateÌýBritain
With thanks to Sadie Coles, Greene Naftali Gallery, KÖNIG GALERIE and T293, Rome, for theirÌýsupport.
