Tate Britain has announced that Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2023.
Coinciding with the gallery’s centenary celebrations, an exhibition will be at Towner Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK, from 28 September 2023 to 14 April 2024 and the winner will be announced on 5 December 2023 at an award ceremony in the town’s Winter Gardens.
Jesse Darling is nominated for the solo exhibitions “No Medals, No Ribbons” at Modern Art Oxford and “Enclosures” at Camden Art Centre (virtual visit available here).
Ghislaine Leung is nominated for her solo exhibition Fountains at Simian, Copenhagen.
Rory Pilgrim is nominated for the commission RAFTS in the exhibition “Radio Ballads” at Serpentine, and a live performance of the work at Cadogan Hall, London.
Rory Pilgrim is nominated for the commission RAFTS at Serpentine (part of the exhibition “Radio Ballads” see here) and Barking Town Hall, and a live performance of the work at Cadogan Hall, London.
Barbara Walker is nominated for her presentation entitled Burden of Proof at Sharjah Biennial 15.
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One of the world’s best-known prizes for the visual arts, the Turner Prize aims to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art. Established in 1984, the prize is named after the radical painter JMW Turner and is awarded each year to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work. The winner receives £25,000 with £10,000 awarded to the other shortlisted artists.
Turner Prize 2023 is part of Towner 100, a year-long centenary celebration of arts and culture across Eastbourne.
The members of the Turner Prize 2023 jury are Martin Clark, Director, Camden Art Centre; Cédric Fauq, Chief Curator, Capc musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux; Melanie Keen, Director of Wellcome Collection; and Helen Nisbet, Artistic Director, Art Night. The jury is chaired by Alex Farquharson, Director, Tate Britain.
Photos: Danko Stjepanovic; Ben Westoby c. Modern Art Oxford; GRAYSC; andriesse-eyck galerie
