Tate Britain has announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2013. This years the exhibition will be held at Ebrington in Derry-Londonderry as part of the UK City of Culture 2013 and is the first time the exhibition has ever been held outside England. The artists shortlisted for this years Turner prize are: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tino Sehgal, Laure Prouvost and David Shrigley.
The Turner Prize is awarded to a contemporary artist under 50, living, working or born in Britain, who is judged to have put on the best exhibition of the last 12 months.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is shortlisted for her Extracts and Verses exhibition at the Chisenhale Gallery.
David Shrigley is shortlisted for his solo exhibition Brain Activity, at London’s Hayward Gallery.
Laure Prouvost is shortlisted for her new work Wantee commissioned with Grizedale Arts for inclusion in Schwitters in Britain at Tate Britain and for her two-part installation for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, resulting from a residency in Italy and presented in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery
Tino Sehgal has been shortlisted for his pioneering projects This Variation at documenta (XIII) and These Associations at Tate Modern. Sehgal’s project ‘This Situation’ has toured globally since conceived in 2007 and is currently at IMMA until 19 May.
The winner of the Turner Prize 2013 will receive £25,000 and will be announced on 2 December. The other shortlisted artists will each receive £5,000.
This year’s jury is chaired by Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis and includes the curator Annie Fletcher and the writer and lecturer Declan Long
