Turner Prize at Tate Britain
When
30th September 2008 - 18th January 2009
Where
Tate Britain
The Turner Prize at Tate Britain returns for 2008 with an exhibition of works from a selection of shortlisted artists. Art fans can see who’s nominated for one of the biggest prizes in the art world before the winner is decided in December.
Turner Prize at Tate BritainA collection of new and recent works from four shortlisted artists will be on display at the Tate Britain from October until December, giving visitors the chance to see what’s new for 2008. The shortlisted Turner Prize artists for 2008 are Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga, Cathy Wilkes, and Mark Leckey.
New for 2008Established in 1984 the Turner Prize exists to highlight developments in contemporary art and raise the profile of new and upcoming artists in the UK. The total prize fund is £40,000 this year, with £25,000 going to the overall winner and £5,000 each going to the three runners up.
A history of controversy with the Turner PrizePast Turner Prize winners include Damien Hirst with
Mother and Child Divided, Tracey Emin with
My Bed and Chris Ofili with
The Virgin Mary. Many of these artists have attracted controversy over subject matter, artistic merit and materials used, which include a soiled bed, elephant dung, and a halved cow in formaldehyde.
Highlight works in Turner Prize 2007The exhibition for the Turner Prize at Tate Britain in 2007 was a selection of past winners and highlights from the previous shows included work from teh now very famous artists Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor and Grayson Perry. Mark Wallinger who won in 2007 had his piece State Britain on show at the Tate Liverpool last year, along with the other nominees. For 2008 the Turner Prize will return to the Tate Britain gallery in London for its annual exhibition.
Who will win?Entrants who are shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2008 are Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga, Cathy Wilkes, and Mark Leckey. The winner will be officially announced at Tate Britain in December, during a live television broadcast to be shown on Channel 4.
The Turner Prize at Tate Britain exhibition runs from Tuesday 30th September – Sunday 18th January 2009. Mark Wallinger was announced as the winner of the Turner Prize 2007 on Monday 3rd December 2007.The Turner Prize at Tate Britain is free to enter. The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm daily.Other London eventsPicasso Exhibition LondonSimply MadonnaDarwin Exhibition LondonGSK ContemporaryRenaissance Faces at National GalleryBruegel to Rubens at Buckingham PalaceStatuephilia ExhibitionGold Kate Moss StatueBody Worlds LondonBody Worlds at O2Francis Bacon at Tate BritainDrift 08Art on River ThamesRothko at Tate Modern