The young artist of london Helen Marten won this Monday the Turner prize for her sculptures and installations with materials that are profane as the chalk billiards and fur fish.
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The Turner prize is known for rewarding works nonconformist and contentious, has been the subject of several controversies, and among its winners are great iconoclasts such as Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor.
The artist of 31 years, received the award in a ceremony in London, in which the jury recognized his “exceptional contribution to the development of the art The Turner prize is known for rewarding works nonconformist and contentious
“They admire the poetic and enigmatic of his work, which reflects the complexities and challenges of today’s world”, said the gallery Tate Britain, which held the event.
The Turner prize, named in honor of the painter William Turner, was created in 1984, and is reserved for people under 50 years of age who live, work or originate from the United Kingdom.
The artist was recognized with an award endowed with 25 billion pounds (32 billion dollars), while the other finalists, Michael Dean, Josephine Pryde and Anthea Hamilton, received 5 thousand pounds.
To receive the award, the Marten gave a speech against xenophobia and intolerance and said that the prospects of the world are “more precarious than ever.”
“I Believe that artists of today and the people of this area are very, very privileged to be sitting here with a community that thrives on diversity and exuberance,” he said.
The director of the Tate Britain, Nicholas Serota, spoke in the same sense.
“In a moment in which there is the fear that in the Uk to become more insular than ever and more focused on itself as a nation, the Turner prize reminds us that the art opens us up to new ideas,” he said.
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