After extraordinary years, the Turner Prize appears to be returning to familiar territory: After nominees shared the prize in 2019 and it was canceled in 2020, last year only artist collectives were nominated. In the running for the prize money of 25,000 pounds (plus 10,000 for nomination) in 2022 are Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Ryan and Sin Wai Kin.
Heather Phillipson is known in the U.K. for her mix of poetry, video, and sculpture; Ingrid Pollard works through current political issues in sculpture and film. Veronica Ryan's sculptures and installations echo feelings of alienation and straddle the line between ready-mades and self-made objects. Sin Wai Kin's performances and videos, inspired by drag aesthetics, ask us to see the people around us in new ways.
Previous winners include Lubaina Himid, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Steve McQueen, and Wolfgang Tillmans. For the first time in 15 years, the exhibition preceding the award ceremony, featuring all the nominees, will be held at Tate Liverpool. In 2007, it was the first institution outside London to host this presentation. The Turner Prize is repeatedly criticized for a clear bias towards hyper-conceptual art in the nominations, rather than giving equal consideration to the full range of contemporary art.
