2006 Turner Prize

This article is about the 2006 Turner Prize for British contemporary art.

There were four nominees for the 2006 Turner Prize and the winner was Tomma Abts.

The nominees in alphabetical order were:

Turner Prize exhibition 2006

The Turner Prize is awarded for a show by the artist in the previous year.[5] When nominees are told of their nomination they then prepare exhibits for the Turner Prize exhibition, often at short notice.[5] As such, the Turner Prize exhibition may not feature the works for which the artist was initially nominated by the judges.[5] However the Turner Prize exhibition tends to be the basis on which public and press judge the artist's worthiness for nomination.[5]

Nominated artists' works and press coverage

Tomma Abts (winner)

Tomma Abts exhibited works were eleven[6] abstract paintings (acrylic and oil on canvas). The works titles are all taken from a book of German Christian names and included:

Artist's statement:

"I can't really ever say what it will look like or how it will finish or what will make it work. It's a different idea or moment for each painting. It's not really... I try so much with the composition and colour, and get closer and closer, and then there's always a moment where there's a surprise, when I try something and ... everything is in place."[8]

Gallery text:

Press coverage:

Phil Collins

Phil Collins' exhibited works were films and an installation consisting of a fully staffed and functioning production office.[2]

Gallery text:

Press coverage:

Mark Titchner

Mark Titchner's exhibited works were installations and pictures, including:

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Press coverage:

Rebecca Warren

Rebecca Warren's exhibited works were sculptures and installations, including:

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Press coverage:

Press judgment of exhibition as a whole

References

  1. 1 2 Tate - Turner Prize 2006 Tomma Abts
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Tate - Turner Prize 2006 Phil Collins
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tate - Turner Prize 2006 Mark Titchner
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Tate - Turner Prize 2006 Rebecca Warren
  5. 1 2 3 4 Barber, Lynn (2006-10-01). "Lynn Barber: How I suffered for art's sake" (newspaper). Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Smith, Andreas Whittam (2006-10-09). "Andreas Whittam Smith: Has the Turner Prize lost its way? - Andreas Whittam Smith, Commentators - The Independent" (newspaper). The Independent. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Image (scroll down).
  8. Brockes, Emma (2006-12-06). "Turner prize winner Tomma Abts speaks to Emma Brockes" (newspaper). The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Honigman, Ana Finel (2006-11-16). "This year's Turner a prize bore". Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Dorment, Richard (2006-10-04). "Turner Prize grows up - Telegraph" (newspaper). Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Campbell-Johnston, Rachel (2006-10-03). "How the Turner Prize lost the plot - Times Online" (newspaper). Times Online. London. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  12. Hastings, Chris (2007-02-19). "Questions raised over Turner judge links - Telegraph" (newspaper). Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  13. Parry, Tom (2006-10-03). "RUBBISH ..BUT IS IT ART? - mirror.co.uk" (newspaper). Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-15.

External links

Online slideshows

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