The Turner Prize: 2005

The Turner Prize: 2005 PDF Author: Virginia Button
Publisher: Tate
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Describes the evolution of the prize and presents a fully illustrated survey of all the participating artists from 1984-2005.

The Turner Prize: 2005

The Turner Prize: 2005 PDF Author: Virginia Button
Publisher: Tate
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Book Description
Describes the evolution of the prize and presents a fully illustrated survey of all the participating artists from 1984-2005.

The Turner Prize

The Turner Prize PDF Author: Virginia Button
Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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"Turner Prize was established in 1984 and has from the start aimed to draw contemporary British art to the attention of a wide audience. With media coverage and visitor numbers increasing each year, its success is not in doubt, but has controversy flourished at the expense of serious consideration of the artists involved? Why did the 1992 winner, Grenville Davey advise future contenders that they would need protective headgear, thick gloves and barrier cream?"--Publisher's description.

The Upper Room

The Upper Room PDF Author: Chris Ofili
Publisher: Victoria Miro
ISBN:
Category : Apes in art
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Installation of 13 paintings of rhesus macaque monkeys in a large walnut-panelled room designed by architect David Adjaye. The room is approached through a dimly-lit corrridor, which is designed to give a sense of anticipation. Each painting depicts a monkey based around a different colour theme (grey, red, white etc.). The twelve smaller paintings show a monkey from the side and they are based on a 1957 Andy Warhol drawing. The larger monkey is depicted from the front. Each painting is individually spotlit in the otherwise darkened room. The room is designed to create an impressive and contemplative atmosphere. The paintings each rest on two round lumps of elephant dung, treated and coated in resin. There is also a lump of the dung on each painting. Strictly speaking, each work is mixed media, comprising paint, resin, glitter, mapping pins and elephant dung. The Upper Room as a whole is described by the Tate (which bought the piece in 2005) as an "installation". The Upper Room is a reference to the Biblical Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples, hence the thirteen paintings. Ofili states the work is not intended to be offensive, but rather to contrast the harmonious life of the monkeys with the travails of the human race.

The Turner Prize

The Turner Prize PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, British
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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The Turner Prize and British Art

The Turner Prize and British Art PDF Author: Katharine Stout
Publisher: Tate
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Since mid 1980s the visual arts scene in Britain has changed beyond recognition and the Turner Prize lies at the heart of contemporary culture in the U.K. This book features a transcribed discussion between Mark Lawson, Grayson Perry (Turner Prize winner 2003), and Lionel Shriver (Orange Prize winner 2005), who consider the effect of the prizes.

The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks

The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks PDF Author: Les Gillon
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319563661
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Book Description
This book uses an examination of the annual Turner Prize to defend the view that the evaluation of artworks is a reason-based activity, notwithstanding the lack of any agreed criteria for judging excellence in art. It undertakes an empirical investigation of actual critical practice as evident within published commentaries on the Prize in order to examine and test theories of critical evaluation, including the ideas of Noel Carroll, Frank Sibley, Kendall Walton and Suzanne Langer. Case studies of work by Turner Prize winners such as Steve McQueen, Martin Creed, Tomma Abts are used to explore definitions of art and concepts of artistic value and meaning. The book will be of interest to academics in the fields of aesthetics, contemporary art and cultural studies, but also to practitioners working in the arts, media and education.

Here, Bullet

Here, Bullet PDF Author: Brian Turner
Publisher: Alice James Books
ISBN: 1938584147
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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A first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award. Adding his voice to the current debate about the US occupation of Iraq, in poems written in the tradition of such poets as Wilfred Owen, Yusef Komunyakaa (Dien Cai Dau), Bruce Weigl (Song of Napalm) and Alice James’ own Doug Anderson (The Moon Reflected Fire), Iraqi war veteran Brian Turner writes power-fully affecting poetry of witness, exceptional for its beauty, honesty, and skill. Based on Turner’s yearlong tour in Iraq as an infantry team leader, the poems offer gracefully rendered, unflinching description but, remarkably, leave the reader to draw conclusions or moral lessons. Here, Bullet is a must-read for anyone who cares about the war, regardless of political affiliation.

Chris Ofili

Chris Ofili PDF Author: Chris Ofili
Publisher: Tate
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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The British painter Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in 1968 and is one of the most notable painters of his generation. This book illustrates works from throughout Ofili's career.

Owning Art

Owning Art PDF Author: Louisa Buck
Publisher: Cultureshock Media
ISBN: 9780954699918
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Owning Art offers an informative, authoritative and richly anecdotal route through the minefield of the contemporary art world. This entertaining and easy-to-use handbook is set to become every collector's indispensable companion.

Money and Calculation

Money and Calculation PDF Author: M. Amato
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 023029801X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Book Description
Money is an important instrument of calculation: as a unit of account and means of payment, it serves the purpose of exchange. Yet, it is increasingly becoming itself an object of exchange and calculation on financial markets, which tend less to the production and exchange of real goods. The question therefore is: has the economy lost its measure?