Monday, June 4, 2012

Turner Price: 2012 shortlist announced

3 June 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17905488

Summary:
The Turner Price is for a British artist, who has created the best exhibition of the last year. The shortlist contains four artists under the age of 50. There will be an exhibition with the artists’ work at Tate Britain, opening on 2 October. The winner will be announced on 3 December. The following four artists are nominated for the price: Spartacus Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Paul Noble and Elizabeth Price. Spartacus Chetwynd makes performances in which the audience can participate. Luke Fowler has made a film about the life and work of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing. Paul Noble creates installations with drawings. Elizabeth Price creates installations in which she brings different elements together.

Opinion:
I hope this year’s winner will be Paul Noble. Two years ago, Museum Boymans van Beuningen in Rotterdam showed some of his fabulous drawings and installations. His drawings are gigantic, they reflect a fictional town called Nobson Newtown. His drawings show a pessimistic view of city life, neighbourhoods are isolated and destroyed. He critizices consumerism, his malls seem a terrible place to be where you can be chained as a result of your shopping addiction. His drawings have many fascinating and precise details. There are also many comic book elements in his drawings, which remind me of the American cartoonist Robert Crump. Paul Noble worked 10 years on this project, he really deserves the Turner Price of 2012.

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