Who would be your winner of this year’s Turner Prize?
Tate Britain
Until 16th February 2025
Winner announced on 3rd December 2024.
Pio Abad
Born and raised in the Philippines, Abad was selected for this year’s Turner Prize for his exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, where he responded to artefacts in the collection by adding to, or juxtaposing with something he had made, creating conversations between events in history and our lives today.
Tate film: Pio Abad
Jasleen Kaur
Having grown up in a Sheikh community in Glasgow, Kaur investigates ‘cultural memory and political belonging.’ The first section of her exhibition takes the form of a Sheikh gurdwara. The space has been marked out with a huge ‘polypropylene fake Axminster carpet’, which is quite disorientating to walk on, an alter-like area of hands, and a transparent suspended ceiling, supporting scattered memorabilia. In Kaur’s second space, there’s a brilliant, eye catching ‘red Ford Escort covered in an oversized doily,’ whilst a variety of atmospheric sounds are played throughout.
Tate film: Jasleen Kaur
Delaine Le Bas
Le Bas takes us on a journey of ‘un-painting’ via rooms separated by large white sheets covered is quickly painted cartoon-like sketches. Le Bas initially disorientates us in a black and white world, with fabric sheets on the floor, and fast paced music. We feel like we are walking within a cartoon animation. By the time we get to the final space, a space where there is some colour and calm, we are asked to ‘know thyself’.
Tate film: Delaine Le Bas
Claudette Johnson
Claudette Johnson’s large portrait paintings and drawings complete this years Turner Prize. They are strong, and she’s probably the people’s favourite, but Le Bas is my winner for totally transforming me to another place through her installation of drawing, textures and sound.
Tate film: Claudette Johnson
