Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Turner Prize to leave Britain in 2013


The Tate Britain, the founder and customary host of the Turner Prize, has announced that the 2013 prize exhibition will be held in the Northern Irish city of Derry, a city perhaps most familiar as a symbol of political strife, having been the site of the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" massacre. The decision to move the Turner Prize is an attempt by the Tate Britain to "attract new audiences around the country and bring the prize to a wider and more diverse audience outside the capital.
Image: The town of Derry, Northern Ireland