Ert, by Tomma Abts, 2003. 48cm x 38cm. Boros Collection, Berlin Timing can be a bitch. One of the most poignant examples for me is the 2008 publication, Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton. The “sociologist of culture” (self-titled perhaps?) spent five years assembling her book about the red hot, way cool, […]
Turner Prize
Turner Prize Goes Wright
Richard Wright (Photograph: Linda Nylind) The Turner Prize has no equivalent in the United States. This annual award to a U.K.-based visual artist is like awarding just one Oscar for “Best Artist in All the Land”. The build up, the anticipation, the dissenters, the enthusiasts—it is a yearly cycle that I observe with interest from […]