It's that time of the year again. Yes, the Turner Prize shortlist has been annnounced - exciting huh?
The Turner Prize – it's almost like it happens every year. It only seems like yesterday that we pottered round the media view of last year's lacklustre Turner Prize exhibition, and now already the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2010 has been announced. And guess what? Painting is back. Sort of. And all the artists are over 40.
As ever, four artists have been shortlisted – Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz, Susan Philipsz and The Otolith Group – and, broadly speaking, two of these artists may be said to work with paint: Dalwood paints surreal, art-historically attuned interiors, whilst de la Cruz doesn't so much paint as use “the language of painting and sculpture", according to the PR spiel. Quite.
Last year our predictions about who would win were so wide of the mark that we thought we'd do the same this year.
Dexter Dalwood
Dexter Dalwood was born in Bristol in 1960 but today lives and works in London. He's exhibited at, among others, the 2002 Sydney Biennial, Gagosian in New York, the ICA and the Saatchi Gallery. He's been nominated for his solo show at Tate St Ives, which closed yesterday
Most likely to: win (vive la peinture!)
Angela de la Cruz
London-based Angela de la Cruz has been nominated for her ongoing solo show at Camden Arts Centre. “My starting point,” she says, “was deconstructing painting,” in a manner that would have Derrida turning in his grave. But we haven't been to the show yet, so we're reserving judgement.
Most likely to: polarise opinion
Susan Philipsz
Susan Philipsz creates site-specific sound installations using her own singing voice. She's been nominated for Lowlands, a special commission for the 2010 Glasgow International Festival 2010.
Most likely to: wind up the Stuckists.
The Otolith Group
Comprised of Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun, the Otolith Group have been nominated for their 2009 film piece A Long Time Between Suns, that took place at Gasworks and the Showroom. Archival material and documentary footage are often combined in their work.
Most likely to: get unjustly overlooked
Image credit: Dexter Dalwood, Sunny Von Bulow, oil on canvas 2003.
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