For the First Time Ever, the Turner Prize Shortlist Is Comprised Entirely of Socially Engaged Art Collectives
One of the five shortlisted collectives will be announced as the winner in December.
Cooking Sections artists. Photo: Ruth Clark.
In a year marked by unprecedented hardships, collaboration and solidarity are the themes underlying this year’s Turner Prize and, for the first time, its shortlist consists entirely of art collectives focused on social change.
Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works are the five nominees announced this morning by Tate Britain. Notably, there are no painters or photo-based artists in the list. An exhibition of the artists’ work is planned for September at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, U.K.