It’s been declared the death of the Turner prize: a bunch of radical young architects winning instead of an artist. Are Assemble bothered? No – they’re too busy working out how to change the world over a few pints
Well,that threw a hand grenade into the Turner prize. In his third week as director of Tate Britain, and therefore as the original chairman of the Turner jury, and Alex Farquharson has presided over a group of judges who have handed the prize to a collective of young architects. That’s architects,not artists. To some, it seems like a monumental category error, and like giving the Man Booker to,say, an verbal poet. Related: Urban regenerators Assemble become first 'non-artists' to win Turner prize Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com