A group of artists from across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland has won the 2021 Turner prize, the highlight of the UK’s contemporary art calendar.
The Array Collective is a group of 11 Belfast-based artists who have been collaborating since 2016 on projects in response to issues such as access to abortion, gay rights, mental health, gentrification and social welfare.
Alex Farquharson, the director of Tate Britain and chair of the judges, said the Array artists “make their work in a difficult, divided sectarian context. They deal with very important issues but bring a sense of humor, pleasure, joy, hope and
Phyllis Christopher’s photographs offer an intimate look at the city’s queer community, documenting their fight for sexual, artistic and political freedom