The winner of the coveted Turner Prize 2022 has been announced as Veronica Ryan at a prestigious ceremony at St George's Hall.
The famed visual art prize was established in 1984 and, each year, it's awarded to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work. The Turner Prize is £55,000, with £25,000 going to the winner and £10,000 being awarded to each of the other shortlisted artists.
The four artists nominated for the Turner Prize 2022 included Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, and Sin Wai Kin, with Veronica Ryan scooping the prize this evening (December 7).
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When the 66-year-old, who is the oldest person to ever win the prize, took to the stage she received a rapturous applause and a standing ovation.
She said: "Power, visibility. Thank you so much. I didn’t prepare anything because it’s so scary and I’ve been around a long time. Thank you so much - I’m wearing my dad hat, my dad would be so proud.”
All four finalists' work is currently being showcased at Liverpool's own Tate gallery, which boasts an impressive plot on the stunning Royal Albert Dock. This marks the first time the Tate hosted the iconic Turner Prize in 15 years.
The finalists' work is politically and socially relevant, with the exhibition offering spectators a creative and, oftentimes, bizarre medley of video, sculpture, print, photography, mechanics, media and more.
For the Turner Prize, Phillipson presented 'RUPTURE NO 6: biting the blowtorched peach'; Pollard presented 'Seventeen of Sixty Eight 2018'; Ryan presented 'Multiple Conversations 2019–21' and 'Along a Spectrum 2021'; and Sin Wai Kin presented three films including 'A Dream of Wholeness in Parts 2021', 'It's Always You 2021' and 'Today's Top Stories'.
In a swanky ceremony at the city's St George's Hall, Veronica Ryan was named the winner, bagging the £25,000 prize. Their work, and the three other shortlisted artists' work, is available to see as part of a free exhibition at Tate Liverpool until March 19, 2023.
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