Turner Prize: Lubaina Himid wins award but who would you pick?
Written by News on 06/12/2017
Lubaina Himid has made history, becoming the oldest winner of the Turner Prize at the age of 63.
The winner of the coveted £25,000 prize was announced by DJ Goldie at Hull Minster, with the runners-up taking home £5,000 each.
Previously seen as an award for young British artists, this year’s decision to allow over 50s to be considered for nomination has led to a shake-up in one of the art world’s most prestigious awards.
However, despite half of this year’s shortlist tipping 50, director of Tate Britain and chair of the jury Alex Farquharson insists the prize has not become "a lifetime achievement award".
The Turner Prize was first presented in 1984, and named after English painter J M W Turner.
Former exhibits in the competition – including a shark in formaldehyde by Damien Hirst and My Bed by Tracey Emin – have given the award a reputation for controversy.
Turner Prize 2017 Shortlist
Winner: Lubaina Himid, 63,
The Lancashire-based and Africa-born artist works in various mediums – including painting, prints, drawings and installations – exploring race and the legacy of colonialism.
Ms Himid said her prize was "for all the black women who never did win it even though they’ve been shortlisted".
Praised by the judges for her "visual exuberance" and "wit", she said she will use her prize money to support emerging artists, but admitted: "I might buy the odd pair of shoes."
Runner-up: Rosalind Nashashibi, 43
Palestinian-English artist Rosalind Nashashibi is senior lecturer in fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London.
A film artist and painter, she is best known for her 2015 piece entitled Electrical Gaza, which explores domestic life in Gaza.
Runner-up: Hurvin Anderson, 52
British painter Hurvin Anderson’s art is inspired by his Jamaican immigrant parents.
Born in Birmingham, he explores ideas of identity in his paintings, frequently in depictions of Afro-Caribbean barbershops.
Runner-up: Andrea Buttner, 45
German artist Andrea Buttner uses a range of mediums including painting, woodcuts and film, often dealing with themes of religion and botany.
She also often references the limitations of the human body through her art.
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