TATE BRITAIN, 18 OCTOBER 2005 – 22 JANUARY 2006 SUPPORTED BY GORDON’S ® GIN TEACHER AND STUDENT NOTES BY ANGIE MACDONALD JIM LAMBIE COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, THE MODERN INSTITUTE, GLASGOW, ANTON KERN GALLERY, SIMON STARLING DARREN ALMOND GILLIAN CARNEGIE NEW YORK, SADIE COLES, LONDON PHOTO: COURTESY THE ARTIST AND THE MODERN PHOTO: RICHARD DAWSON 2005 PHOTO: TARRAN BURGESS ADRIAN BARRY INSTITUTE, GLASGOW PHOTO: STEFAN KORTE TURNER PRIZE 2005 INTRODUCTION TO THE EXHIBITION RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE GALLERY The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under fifty for an In the final room of the exhibition there is an Interpretation Room. outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the This is a seating area with a film on the artists, press clippings, twelve months preceding 11 May 2005. The four nominees this comments cards and books related to the artists. There is a free year are Darren Almond, Gillian Carnegie, Jim Lambie and Simon audio guide available to all visitors. It will include commentary from Starling. Work by the artists will be shown at Tate Britain from the artists, jury members and a champion of the artist. The Turner 18 October 2005. The winner will be announced at Tate Britain Prize 2005 broadsheet is available at the entrance to the on 5 December during a live broadcast by Channel 4. exhibition, price £2.50. The Tate shop has a selection of books, The Turner Prize was established in 1984 by the Tate’s Patrons journals, catalogues, post cards and related materials. of New Art and, although controversial, it is widely recognised as one of the most important awards for the visual arts in Europe. WEBSITES Gordon’s gin is sponsoring the prize for the second year. They Tate Online www.tate.org.uk increased the value of the Turner Prize from £20,000 to £40,000, Turner Prize www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize with £25,000 being awarded to the winner and £5,000 each Tate Learning www.tate.org.uk/learning This site includes the to the other shortlisted artists. Staff Room, a dedicated area for teachers and group leaders, The members of the Turner Prize 2005 jury are: teacher resource notes for all major Tate exhibitions including • Louisa Buck past Turner Prize exhibitions. London contemporary art correspondent, The Art Newspaper www.sadiecoles.com Information on Jim Lambie • Kate Bush www.antonkerngallery.com Information on Jim Lambie Head of Art Galleries, Barbican Art Gallery www.whitecube.com Information on Darren Almond • Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith www.themoderninstitute.com Information on Simon Starling Art critic and Lecturer, Modern Irish Department, and Jim Lambie University College Dublin www.artnet.com/artist/3633/gillian-carnegie.html Information • Eckhard Schneider on Gillian Carnegie Director, Kunsthaus Bregenz • Nicholas Serota FURTHER READING Director, Tate and Chairman of the Jury Bradley, Will, Painting Not Painting: Jim Lambie, Victoria Morton, Julie Roberts, 2003, Tate Publishing There is a useful and informative section on the Turner Prize and its history on the Tate website at: www.tate.org.uk/ Buck, Louisa, Moving Targets 2, A User’s Guide to British Art Now, britain/turnerprize 2000, Tate Publishing Button, Virginia, The Turner Prize Twenty Years, 1997, Tate VISITING THE EXHIBITION Publishing Free group exhibition tickets for UK schools are available in Button, Virginia, New revised Edition, The Turner Prize, September advance only from Education Bookings on 020 7887 3959. There 2005, Tate Publishing are a limited number of free group tickets available so please book well in advance. Otherwise, school groups are charged £4.50 per Button, Virginia, &Esche, Charles, Intelligence, New British Art head. If you would like to use the Schools Area to have lunch or 2000, 2000, Tate Publishing use locker spaces please book these when you book your tickets Crary, Jonathan (editor), Installation Art in the New Millennium: (there is limited space available). As all exhibitions at Tate Britain The Empire of the Senses, 2004, Thames & Hudson Ltd. can be busy, you cannot lecture in the exhibition space, but you Coles, Sadie (editor), Jim Lambie: Voidoid, 2005, The Modern can discuss works in a conversational manner with groups of no Institute, Glasgow, Sadie Coles HQ, London, Anton Kern Gallery, more than six students at a time. If possible, brief your students New York in collaboration with Koenig Books before they enter the exhibition, and if you have a large group, Kent, Sarah, Shark Infested Waters: The Saatchi Collection we suggest that you divide into smaller groups and follow the of British Art in the 90s, 1994, London suggestions in this pack. Nesbitt, Judith & Watkins, Jonathan, Days Like These, Tate HOW TO USE THIS PACK AND STRUCTURE YOUR VISIT Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary British Art, 2003, Tate The aim of this pack is to provide an introduction to the exhibition Publishing and information about key works on display, as well as themes Schwabsky, Barry, The Triumph of Painting: The Saatchi Gallery, and issues to consider and discuss. It also suggests ways of 2005, Jonathan Cape looking at contemporary art and links to the wider Tate collection. The key work cards can be used to help focus work in small groups in the exhibition, as well as preparation or follow up work in the classroom. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q WHEN DID THE TURNER PRIZE START? Q HAS THERE ALWAYS BEEN A SHORTLIST? A 2005 is the twenty-second year of the prize: the first Turner Prize A In the early days there were concerns about the shortlisting was awarded in 1984. process. In 1988 it was decided not to announce the shortlist publicly, and instead of an exhibition of work by shortlisted artists, the winner Q HOW DID IT BEGIN? was offered a solo show the following year. In 1989 the jury published A The prize was founded by a group called the Patrons of New Art. a list of 7 ‘commended’ artists. The shortlist was reinstated in 1991, They were formed in 1982 to help buy art for the Tate Gallery’s and restricted to 3 or 4 artists. collection and to encourage wider interest in contemporary art. Q IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT? Q WHY DID THEY CALL IT ‘THE TURNER PRIZE’? A There was no age limit at first, but in 1991 it was decided to restrict A The Patrons wanted a name associated with great British art. the Prize to artists under 50, so that younger artists just setting out They chose JMW Turner (1775–1851) partly because he had wanted weren’t pitted against artists at the height of their careers. to establish a prize for young artists. He also seemed appropriate because his work was controversial in his own day. Q IS THERE A LIMIT TO HOW OFTEN AN ARTIST CAN BE SHORTLISTED? Q WHO PUT UP THE PRIZE MONEY? A In 1987 it was ruled that any artist nominated for two years A The first sponsor was Oliver Prenn, though he remained anonymous wouldn’t be eligible for the following two years. This was changed at the time. He was a founder member of the Patrons of New Art. The again in 1991; since then there has been no limit to the number prize money was £10,000 for the first three years. He was followed in of times an artist can be shortlisted. 1987 by Drexel Burnham Lambert, an American investment company. They sponsored the prize until 1989. The prize was suspended for a Q WHAT ABOUT THE PROTEST GROUPS? year in 1990 when the company went bankrupt. From 1991 Channel 4 A Since 1991, when the award ceremony was first broadcast live, was the sponsor and the prize money was raised to £20,000. Since various groups have staged protests. These have included a group 2004 Gordon’s Gin have been sponsoring the Prize as part of a called Fanny Adams, protesting against male domination of the art three-year sponsorship; they have increased the total prize world, the K Foundation (formerly the pop band KLF) who awarded money to £40,000. £40,000 to Rachel Whiteread as the ‘worst shortlisted artist’ in 1993, and FAT (Fashion, Architecture and Taste) who objected to the Q WHO WAS THE FIRST WINNER? ‘cultural elitism’ of the art establishment. A Malcolm Morley. To find out more about the history of the Turner Prize visit: Q WHY DID SOME OF THE EARLY SHORTLISTS INCLUDE www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/history/ PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T ARTISTS? To find out more about all the artists who have ever exhibited A At first the prize was awarded to ‘the person who, in the opinion in the Turner Prize visit: www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/ of the jury, has made the greatest contribution to art in Britain in history/artists the previous twelve months’. This meant that critics and art administrators were eligible as well as artists. WAYS OF LOOKING One way to explore the exhibition would be to have a general SUBJECT AND MEANING – WHAT IS IT ABOUT? look and then to focus on a few key works, such as the ones •Is the artwork about a subject, issue or theme? included in this pack. However, to start off and focus discussion, •Is it about real life? you could ask students the following questions: •Could the work have a symbolic, moral or political meaning? •How does the work make you think about time? ICE-BREAKER QUESTIONS •Does it make you consider aspects of life or art in a new way? •What are your first impressions of the exhibition? •Does the work have a title? Does this affect the way you see it? •What do these four artists seem to be interested in? •What information is available in the gallery (eg wall text or caption)? (You could make a list) Does this information affect or change the way you see it? •Do they share any common interests and concerns?