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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Lubaina Himid: ‘I love opera because it’s the way I experience life’

The Guardian 08 Jun 2023
The Turner prize-winning artist’s love of opera has informed her work for the last 40 years. These six large-scale paintings are created in response to the works in Glyndebourne’s current season and are on display at the festival My Viennese stepfather introduced me to opera via his newly acquired cassette player in the very early 1970s....
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Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 9, 2023

The Ocean City Dispatch 08 Jun 2023
Throughout this spring’s budget process involving the Worcester County Commissioners and the Worcester County Board of Education, a takeaway for me has been how openly outspoken many educators have been ... The only question back then about the bathtub races was how easily Jesse Turner’s team from the Berlin Shoebox would win the top prize....
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Jane McDonald leaves viewers in hysterics over 'unfortunately placed' microphones during the British Soap Awards

The Daily Mail 07 Jun 2023
The evening saw a whole host of famous faces collect gongs for their work, with EastEnders winning the coveted Best Soap prize, while Charlotte Jordan triumphed in Best Dramatic Performance for playing Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street ... went to Lillia Turner as Lily Slater....
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'It was a nice touch to include him': The British Soap Awards viewers are moved ...

The Daily Mail 07 Jun 2023
The British Soap Awards saw a whole host of famous faces collect gongs for their work, with EastEnders winning the coveted Best Soap prize, while Charlotte Jordan triumphed in Best Dramatic Performance for playing Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street ... Lillia Turner as Lily Slater....
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JAY DUNN: How to address some of the struggling Phillies’ biggest problems

The Trentonian 07 Jun 2023
Say, didn’t June come bustin’ out all over last week? Right on cue Major League Baseball released its All-Star ballot on June 1. With the ballot came a reminder of the step-by-step process of choosing the teams ... Rob Thompson?. Oh yeah ... Prize free agent Trea Turner has been disappointing ... Turner signed an 11-year deal worth $300 million....
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Phillies' Trea Turner seeks encore vs. Tigers after big night

Beijing News 06 Jun 2023
Trea Turner was arguably the most prized free agent in the offseason, and the Philadelphia Phillies signed the ultra-talented shortstop to an 11-year, $300 million deal. Up until Monday, Turner had scuffled badly at the plate with his new team ... Turner's 16th career game with four-plus hits helped the Phillies earn their third win in a row....
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'She fits like a glove!' Fans go wild for Jane McDonald's hosting debut at the ...

The Daily Mail 06 Jun 2023
The evening saw a whole host of famous faces collect gongs for their work, with EastEnders winning the coveted Best Soap prize, while Charlotte Jordan triumphed in Best Dramatic Performance for playing Daisy Midgeley in Coronation Street ... BEST YOUNG PERFORMER - Lillia Turner (Lily Slater, EastEnders)....
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Oscar Murillo: ‘I work on canvases for years. It’s like making really good wines’

The Guardian 04 Jun 2023
The artist on lockdown back in Colombia, sharing the Turner prize, and his new political hero Oscar Murillo, 37, exploded on to the global art scene a decade ago, becoming known as “the 21st-century Basquiat... one of four artists to be jointly awarded the Turner prize ....
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EastEnders crowned best show at British Soap Awards

RTE 04 Jun 2023
The soap won villain of the year for Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi Gulati, and best young performer, which went to Lillia Turner as Lily Slater. Coronation Street won the most accolades of the night, with six prizes including for best single episode and scene of the year for the ......
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Bleary-eyed Hollyoaks' Ruby O'Donnell leads worse for wear stars departing British Soap Awards while Owen ...

The Daily Mail 04 Jun 2023
The star-studded evening saw a whole host of famous faces collect gongs for their work, with Danielle Harold's BBC soap EastEnders winning the coveted Best Soap prize, while Charlotte Jordan triumphed in the Best Dramatic Performance category for playing Daisy Midgeley in ITV's Coronation Street....
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Nikki Sanderson looks more loved-up than ever as she locks lips with beau Antony Quinlan ...

The Daily Mail 04 Jun 2023
The star-studded evening saw a whole host of famous faces collect gongs for their work, with Danielle Harold's BBC soap EastEnders winning the coveted Best Soap prize, while Charlotte Jordan triumphed in the Best Dramatic Performance category for playing Daisy Midgeley in ITV's Coronation Street....
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The British Soap Awards 2023 winners: EastEnders' Danielle Harold dedicates Best Leading Performer gong to ...

The Daily Mail 03 Jun 2023
EastEnders actress Danielle Harold dedicated her British Soap Award to brain tumour sufferers after winning the Best Leading Performer prize during this year's ceremony at The Lowry in Salford on Saturday ... The soap won Villain of the Year for Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi Gulati, and Best Young Performer, which went to Lillia Turner as Lily Slater....
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Scotland’s most unusual exhibition — plus three more events for your diary

The Times/The Sunday Times 03 Jun 2023
Moths get a bad rap ... That’s what happened to Monster Chetwynd, a Turner prize nominee in 2012, when she made her first trip to Mount Stuart on Bute to plan this exhibition there ... Related articles. SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND ... ....

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