The Turner Prize is a contemporary art award that was set up in 1984 to celebrate new developments in contemporary art.
The prize is awarded each year to 'a British artist under fifty for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the twelve months preceding'.
- Posters from the Turner Prize 1984–2008
Turner Prize 2010: Nominate an artist
Nominations the Turner Prize 2010 award are now closed.
The members of the Turner Prize 2010 Jury are:
Isabel Carlos, Director, Centre for Modern Art, Centro de Arte Moderna
Andrew Nairne, Executive Director, Arts Strategy, Arts Council England
Polly Staple, Director Chisenhale Gallery
Philip Hensher, novelist and art critic
The Turner Prize Year by Year
Follow the twists and turns over the last quarter century as the Prize has developed and grown in stature. Check the shortlists, jurors and all the winners. Find out what happened to the 1990 Prize. Remember the key events in international news every year from 1984.
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Twenty Years of the Turner Prize
What is the Turner Prize for? How much is it worth? Would Turner have approved? What did the government Minister say? Read an overview of the first twenty years of the Prize
