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Mounting Rene Matić’s snapshots in Perspex isn’t really enough to make them interesting

The fact a queer, working-class person of colour has won the Deutsche Börse prize is cheering, but what is on display at the Photographers’ Gallery resembles a student’s Tumblr feed

The Guardian - UK · May 15

These "raw and honest" images bring modern Britain to the world – now honored with major photography award

This diaristic, snapshot-like photography captures everyday moments with poetic intimacy, making a significant contribution to international contemporary images

Digital Camera World · May 14

Peterborough artist Rene Matić wins Deutsche Börse photography prize

Photographer recognised for Berlin exhibition that documented queer love, nationalism and subcultures

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Photography has the power to confront and question – and these artists are doing exactly that, competing for a £30,000 prize

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025 reveals shortlist, showcasing four artists, challenging perceptions in today's world

Digital Camera World · Oct 23, 2025

Turner prize 2025 review – puzzling banners, tinkling bells, burning landscapes and bum-like sculptures

There are calls for peace, intimations of violence, Korean folklore and spiralling vortices: everyone has a spiel but one artist stands out

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

‘Each shot feels like a private performance’: Rene Matić, the Turner shortlist’s only photographer

Arcadia Missa, LondonIn a deeply personal show called Idols Lovers Mothers Friends, we see the artist’s inner circle – but there are delightful tangents, too, including figurines by the patron saint of mixed-race people

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Artist Rene Matić: 'I'm nominated for the Turner Prize but my gender is up for discussion'

Non-binary artist Rene Matić takes photographs that celebrate their trans friends, and once got a tattoo of a far right slogan they found on Pinterest. Now they’re one of youngest nominees ever for Britain’s prestigious art prize

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Mohammed Sami emerges as favourite in predictable Turner prize 2025 shortlist

The Turner prize is the world’s most prestigious award for contemporary art. Named after the renowned British painter J.M.W. Turner, the prize used to be a huge media affair. After it relaunched in 1991, it had a full live feature on Channel 4 (back in the day when most people…

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025

Who is shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025? Check out the four artists

A guide to the artists nominated for the 2025 Turner Prize, with the exhibition taking place in Bradford this year...

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

An irrelevant bourgeois ritual: this year’s Turner prize shortlist is the soppiest ever

Holy balls of wool! From pointless paintings to emotionless snapshots, the once-controversial award tiptoes too earnestly across the minefield of today’s culture wars

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025