Those judges were also drawn to politically and socially engaged art, which was often about representing minority groups, Farquharson added. The 2021 winner will not be the first agenda-driven collective to take the prize. In 2015, Assemble, an architecture and design group, triumphed with a project that refurbished derelict houses in a working-class neighborhood of Liverpool, England. Some British critics have accused the Turner Prize of concentrating on politics over aesthetics in recent years. The winner will be announced on Dec. 1 at a ceremony in Coventry.

Source: International New York Times May 07, 2021 10:18 UTC