Turner Prize

The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised art award. The award represents all media.

As of 2004, the monetary award was established at £40,000. There have been different sponsors, including Channel 4 television and Gordon's Gin. The prize has been awarded by various distinguished celebrities: in 2006 this was Yoko Ono, and in 2012 the award was presented by Jude Law.

It is a controversial event, mainly for the exhibits, such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a shark in formaldehyde by Damien Hirst and My Bed, a dishevelled bed by Tracey Emin. Controversy has also come from other directions, including a Culture Minister (Kim Howells) criticising exhibits, a guest of honour (Madonna) swearing, a prize judge (Lynn Barber) writing in the press, and a speech by Sir Nicholas Serota (about the purchase of a trustee's work).

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Time Machine: Grant Wood’s old shoes

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 11 Feb 2025
“But David Turner, discovering it some days later, said, ‘Grant, I like that,’ whereupon he was the recipient of the picture of the old, wet shoes ... (Gazette archives) David Turner buys Wood paintings ... So, Turner bought them all. The painting Turner prized the most was the portrait of his father, John B. Turner ... Turner declined....
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‘I was always obsessed with death’: how Linder turned pornography and trauma into art

AOL 10 Feb 2025
In 1977, the punk band Buzzcocks released a single called Orgasm Addict, with a record sleeve as jolting as the song’s title ... “So that poster was in cities everywhere. It was unmissable ... “And think of Trump, that horrible gurning.” ... Linder has never had a retrospective in London, let alone enjoyed art-world accolades like a Turner prize nomination ... ....
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Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into ...

AOL 10 Feb 2025
Good morning ... The summit ended with a call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. But while there was a lull in the fighting yesterday, many fear that a ceasefire is less likely than escalation to a wider regional war ... *** ... They explore her long-overdue retrospective, prestigious Turner Prize nomination, and enduring dedication to print media ... ....
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Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war

The Observer 10 Feb 2025
Good morning ... The summit ended with a call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. But while there was a lull in the fighting yesterday, many fear that a ceasefire is less likely than escalation to a wider regional war ... ... ... ... ... ... They explore her long-overdue retrospective, prestigious Turner Prize nomination, and enduring dedication to print media ... ....
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Turner prize winners rail at British Council’s art ‘fire sale’

The Times/The Sunday Times 09 Feb 2025
The sale of the British Council’s art collection to pay off a £200 million debt to the government will have a “detrimental” impact on the arts, three Turner prize winners have warned....
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Vibes, viscerality and the odd boo: inaugural Rose International prize is a curious snapshot of ...

The Guardian 09 Feb 2025
The winner of the inaugural Rose International prize was announced on Saturday night. The new biennial competition with a £40,000 bounty for the victor is initially guaranteed to run for 10 editions, by which time it hopes to be on a par with the Booker or Turner prizes, boosting dance’s profile accordingly....
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Don’t throw Salford’s groundbreaking Centenary Building in the bin

The Observer 09 Feb 2025
When the Stirling prize was launched nearly 30 years ago, the Royal Institute of British Architects wanted to create an award that would match the high level of media attention that the Turner prize for art and the Booker prize for fiction then attracted....
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Artists decry 'irresponsible' plans to demolish brutalist Midlands tower

AOL 09 Feb 2025
The Turner prize winner Lubaina Himid was present that day, as were other Turner nominees Ingrid Pollard (who also won the Hasselblad award in 2024) and Claudette Johnson, who had a studio in the building and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2022 for “her contribution to the arts and creative industries sector” ... He said ... ....
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Artists decry ‘irresponsible’ plans to demolish brutalist Midlands tower

The Observer 09 Feb 2025
The Turner prize winner Lubaina Himid was present that day, as were other Turner nominees Ingrid Pollard (who also won the Hasselblad award in 2024) and Claudette Johnson, who had a studio in the building and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2022 for “her contribution to the arts and creative industries sector” ... He said ... Share ... ....
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Vibes, viscerality and the odd boo: inaugural Rose International prize is a curious snapshot of dance right now

The Observer 09 Feb 2025
The winner of the inaugural Rose International prize was announced on Saturday night. The new biennial competition with a £40,000 bounty for the victor is initially guaranteed to run for 10 editions, by which time it hopes to be on a par with the Booker or Turner prizes, boosting dance’s profile accordingly....
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Don’t throw Salford’s groundbreaking Centenary Building in the bin | Rowan Moore

The Guardian 08 Feb 2025
... that would match the high level of media attention that the Turner prize for art and the Booker prize for fiction then attracted....
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How art collective Remilia captured the MAGA movement

The Spectator 06 Feb 2025
The MAGA social scene was defined on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration by the Coronation Ball – perhaps the most exuberant celebration of the new ‘Golden Age... More surprising perhaps though was the Ball’s principal sponsor, Remilia Corporation, a conceptual art movement. It was as if a Reform UK rally were sponsored by the Turner Prize ... ....
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Museum turns up the dial on pioneering art collector Joséphine Bowes

AOL 06 Feb 2025
“I wouldn’t be employed in this job, this museum would not exist.” ... “Joséphine had a bigger role than we’ve ever made visible,” Sturrs said ... There are also four original photographs from a series by the Turner prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing for which she stopped people in the street and asked them to write down what they were really thinking ... ....

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