In A First, Only Artist Collectives Are Shortlisted For Turner Prize 2021
May 10, 2021 12:16
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, UK.
Tate Britain has announced the shortlist for Turner Prize 2021: Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works. An exhibition of their work will be held at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, UK, from September 29, 2021 to January 12, 2022, as part of the UK City of Culture 2021 celebrations. The winner will be announced on December 1, 2021, at an award ceremony at Coventry Cathedral covered on the BBC.
This is the first time a Turner Prize jury has selected a shortlist consisting entirely of artist collectives. All the nominees work closely and continuously with communities across the breadth of the UK to inspire social change through art. The collaborative practices selected for this year’s shortlist also reflect the solida
A group of Belfast-based artists whose work is a response to issues affecting Northern Ireland and a collective of QTIBPOC (Queer, Trans and Intersex Black and People of Colour) artists challenging norms of sound-system culture across the African diaspora are on the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2021.
The five-strong shortlist is made up of entirely of artist collectives for the first time in the history of the award, with no single person chosen.
Array Collective’s recent projects include public artworks in support of the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland, while Black Obsidian Sound System (BOSS) uses club nights, art installations, technical workshops and live performance, including a recent 24-hour fundraising rave.
Turner Prize shortlist announced
Black Obsidian Sound System
(Photographed by Theodorah Ndovlu, 2019)
TATE BRITAIN today announced the shortlist for Turner Prize 2021: Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works.
One of the great joys of the Turner Prize is the way it captures and reflects the mood of the moment in contemporary British art
Alex Farquharson, Director of Tate Britain and Chair of the Turner Prize jury
An exhibition of their work will be held at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry from September 29 2021 to January 12 2022 as part of the UK City of Culture 2021 celebrations.
Black Obsidian Sound System (BOSS) are one of five groups shortlisted for the prestigious visual arts award.
The collective uses club nights, art installations, technical workshops and live performance, to challenge the norms of sound-system culture across the African diaspora .
The group recently held an online fundraising rave specifically for people from QTIBPOC community.
The other nominees - which for the first time in the prize s history are all groups rather than individuals - include a collective behind a sculpture on salmon farming.
Another group behind public artworks in support of the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland are also included.
Turner Prize 2021 Announces Shortlist of Artist Collectives / /
The shortlist for the Turner Prize 2021 has been revealed by Tate Britain, and for the first time, the Turner Prize jury has selected a shortlist consisting entirely of artist collectives. Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works have all been chosen by the jury, chaired by Alex Farquharson, Director, Tate Britain.
An exhibition of their work will be held at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry from 29 September 2021 to 12 January 2022 as part of the UK City of Culture 2021 celebrations. The winner will be announced on 1 December 2021 at an award ceremony at Coventry Cathedral covered on the BBC.