turner prize shortlist 2010

the four shortlisted artists of the turner prize 2010 have been announced by the tate.

this year’s jury is composed of: isabel carlos, director of the centre for modern art, centre de arte moderna philip hensher, novelist and art critic andrea nairne, executive director, arts strategy, arts council england polly staple, director of chisenhale gallery

from the nominees they have selected the following shortlist: angela de la cruz, painter dexter dalwood, painter otolith group (anjalika sagar and kodwo eshun), film artists susan philipsz, sound artist

work by the four finalists is set to go on display at the tate britain on october 4th, 2010 and the winner will be announced on december 6th, 2010. the 2009 turner prize was awarded to painter richard wright. you can tract the turner prize year by year here.

dexter dalwood gorky’s studio, 2009 oil on canvas 78 11/16 x 98 3/8 inches (200 x 250 cm) © dexter dalwood

painter dexter dalwood was born in bristol, england in 1960. his work considers real history with art history, expressed through distinctive painterly elements or devices borrowed from other artists. dalwood’s process begins with drawings and collages which are pulled from print images, mixed with references to art history as well as contemporary culture and political events.

dexter dalwood burroughs’ tell, 2009 oil on canvas 66 7/8 x 78 11/16 inches (170 x 200 cm) © dexter dalwood

the otolith group a long time between suns, 2009 installation shot of exhibition held at gasworks, london exhibition environment designed by will holder photograph by matthew booth image courtesy of gasworks, london

the otolith group was founded in 2000, by anjalika sagar and kodwo eshun. working collaboratively primarily through the medium of video / film – the moving image, in which they explore histories of futurity, the legacies of non-alignment and tricontinentalism through archival and documentary material.

the otolith group otolith, 2003 still from DVD projection image courtesy of the artists

the otolith group otolith, 2003 still from DVD projection image courtesy of the artists

angela de la cruz clutter VI with white blanket, 2004 acrylic and oil on canvas 54 x 200 x 247 cm image courtesy of the artists and lisson gallery, london

angela de la cruz was born in la coruna, spain in 1965. she works between the mediums of painting and sculpture. questioning the status of painting, her artistic practice visualizes monochromes and minimalist abstract works physically disrupted being, broken, torn, folded and removed from their stretches, employing and subverting the artistic language of modernism.

angela de la cruz still life (table), 2000 oil on canvas and wooden table 90 x 105 x 100 cm image courtesy of the artist and lisson gallery, london

susan philipsz I see a darkness, 2008 sound installation, duration: 7 min., 32 sec., loop image courtesy of tanya bonakdar gallery, chelsea, new york

sound artist susan philipsz was born in glasgow, scotland in 1965. her artistic practice deals with the spatial properties of sound, looking at the values related to space and how sound can define architecture. drawing on popular literature and music, philipsz engages her audience in an experience which moves between the realms of public and private, investing the psychological effects of song and how is can evoke immediate emotions, creating nostalgic shifts, emphasizing the listener’s spatial perception of the self.

you can see a video of philipsz ‘I see a darkness’ installation at tanya bonakdar gallery here.

susan philipsz here comes eerybody, 2008 sound installation, duration: 8 min., 42 sec., loop image courtesy of tanya bonakdar gallery, chelsea, new york