Turner Prize shortlist features Fourth Plinth whipped cream sculpture
Four people are in the running for the contemporary art prize.
The artist who installed the “transformative” Fourth Plinth sculpture in London’s Trafalgar Square has been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize.
Heather Phillipson’s The End features a whirl of whipped cream topped with a cherry, a drone and a fly.
The British artist, 43, was also nominated for her solo immersive exhibition at Tate Britain titled Rupture No 1: Blowtorching The Bitten Peach, which the jury described as “overwhelming” following lockdown.
In their film, A Dream Of Wholeness In Parts, in which traditional Chinese philosophy and dramaturgy intersects with contemporary drag, Sin play’s three hybrid characters.
Also in the running is Ingrid Pollard, whose nominated exhibition Carbon Slowly Turning questions our relationship with the natural world.
The final shortlisted artist is Veronica Ryan, praised for her new body of work Along A Spectrum which explores perception, history and personal narratives, as well as the psychological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fruit, seeds, plants and vegetables are recurring sculptural objects in her installations, representing displacement, fragmentation and alienation.
Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain and co-chair of the Turner Prize jury, said: “Art has provided much-needed enjoyment and escape over the past year but it has also helped to reconnect us with each other and the world around us, as the practices of the four shortlisted artists variously exemplify.”
“The result is a diverse group of artists, each with a singular vision, who impressed the judges with the intensity of their presentations, while also dealing with important issues facing our society today.”
This year marks the Turner Prize’s return to Liverpool for the first time in 15 years.
The Turner Prize is one of the world’s best-known prizes for the visual arts.
Established in 1984, the prize is named after the radical British painter JMW Turner and the winner is awarded £25,000, with £10,000 going to each of the others shortlisted.
