Jesse Darling, a British artist who works in sculpture and installation, has won the Turner Prize, the U.K.’s most high-profile art award, which comes with £25,000 ($31,504) in prize money. He was nominated for two exhibitions: “No Medals, No Ribbons,” at Modern Art Oxford and “Enclosures,” at Camden Art Centre.
Darling’s recent work uses disparate, reappropriated materials, taken from both industrial and everyday contexts. These include mobility aids, plastic bags, and even a full-size rollercoaster. His sculptural installations often evoke the fragility of the body, and its function (or dysfunction) in the context of society.
For the exhibition of nominated artists at Towner Eastbourne, Darling presented an installation of new and recent works: wonky metal pedestrian barriers with legs that seem to crumble beneath them, and piles of office ring binders topped with reworked British flags. The works, entitled Corpus (Half-staff) and Inter Alia I (both 2022), create a familiar yet jarring environment that summons broken-down urban environments through the dynamics of class and belonging.
Also nominated for this year’s prize were Ghislaine Leung, Barbara Walker, and Rory Pilgrim. The exhibition of nominated artists at Towner Eastbourne will run through April 14, 2024. Previous winners of the Turner Prize include Lubaina Himid, Damien Hirst, and Anish Kapoor.
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