The Turner prize, one of the world’s best-known contemporary art prizes, exists to “promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art”. 'I don’t like art but I liked this': Hull gives mixed verdict on Turner prize Read moreThe Turner prize often manages to delight and exasperate in equal measure, but most observers felt it seemed more serious this year than in previous years. Some critics said it gave the Turner prize a more mature feel. Farquharson said it was striking that Himid was the oldest ever artist to win but that “ultimately it has been about her work. Winning the Turner prize brings a useful £25,000 but, more than that, it dramatically raises an artist’s profile and, in theory, widens their opportunities.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2017 21:50 UTC