Jesse Darling Takes Home the Coveted 2023 Turner Prize
Jesse Darling, an exceptional multidisciplinary artist, secures the esteemed 2023 Turner Prize Their thought-provoking installation boldly captures the chaotic state of British society, leaving viewers captivated and immersed in a realm of artistic brilliance
Jesse Darling, a multidisciplinary artist born in Oxford and based in Berlin, has been awarded the prestigious Turner Prize, which grants an annual prize of £25,000 ($31,500) to the recipient. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Eastbourne, southeast England on Tuesday. Darling, who is 41 years old, works across sculpture, video, drawing, and performance, and also released a collection of poetry titled "Virgins" last year. The winning exhibition is an installation that immerses viewers in a custom-built environment reminiscent of chaotic city streets and industrial barriers.
Paul Lynch, an Irish writer, has been awarded the 2023 Booker Prize for his dystopian novel "Prophet Song". An art installation featuring anthropomorphized crowd-control fences, tattered Union Jack flags, and unsettling props such as crutches and chunks of concrete is described as conveying a familiar yet delirious world. The presentation is said to unsettle perceived notions of labor, class, Britishness, and power.
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Darlings installation shows British society in disarray, exploring themes of power and exclusion.
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Darlings winning exhibition "convey(s) a familiar yet delirious world," according to a press statement from the Turner Prize.
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Darling, along with fellow artists Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim, and Barbara Walker, was nominated for the Turner Prize. Their installations will be on display at the Towner Eastbourne art gallery until April 14, 2024. The Turner Prize is awarded annually to a UK-born or based artist who has exhibited exemplary work in the past year. Darling was nominated for his solo exhibitions "No Medals, No Ribbons" at Modern Art Oxford and "Enclosures" at the Camden Art Centre.
Sculptor Veronica Ryan received the prize last year, joining the ranks of past honorees such as Damien Hirst, Gillian Wearing, Gilbert & George, Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Steve McQueen. The prize will mark its 40th anniversary next year.
