2nd October 2007
The often controversial Turner Prize of Great Britain has celebrated its 24th birthday. As a celebration, the past winners work will go on display today at Tate Britain, London. The art works on display include Damien Hirst’s Mother and Child Divided 1993 which was among the first of Hirst’s sequence of formaldehyde installations.
Other artwork includes works from the likes of: Gilbert & George’s Drunk with God 1983, Antony Gormley’s Testing a World View 1993, Martin Creed's Work # 227: The lights going on and off 2001 and Simon Starling’s Shedboatshed (Mobile Architecture No 2) 2005.
The Turner Prize has been criticised immensely by the press but the idea of the prize is to reward artist’s for their innovation and breakdown of traditional art concepts. Regardless of the criticism, the Turner prize has been responsible for growing the interest in British contemporary art since 1984.
