Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Folkestone Triennial Artist Wins Turner Prize
Mark Wallinger, one of the artists taking part in next year’s Folkestone Triennial, has won the prestigious Turner Prize 2007. The announcement was made on Monday night (3 December) at Tate Liverpool.
Wallinger was awarded the prize for his installation ‘State Britain’, a detailed re-creation of Brian Haw's anti-war protest in Parliament Square. According to the Tate’s website the Turner Prize is, “Intended to promote public discussion of new developments in contemporary British art and is widely recognised as one of the most important and prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe.”
The Folkestone Triennial, which runs from 14 June – 14 September 2008, will see 23 internationally acclaimed contemporary artists create an exhibition of works specially made for public spaces throughout Folkestone.