Three Londoners have been shortlisted for contemporary art’s biggest prize.
The four contenders for this year’s Turner Prize, worth £40,000 to the winner, include Colombian-born Oscar Murillo who moved to the capital with his family aged 11 and whose entry includes a recording of his father recounting his early years as an immigrant in London.
Murillo was also recognised for his show at the Berlin Biennale where he set up a series of industrial ovens to produce sculptures made of corn mixed with clay resembling bread.
Also nominated is former Royal College of Art student Helen Cammock who was praised for her film The Long Note which examines the role of women in the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland and fellow Londoner Tai Shani whose exhibition Dark Continent is inspired by the idea of a city filled with women.
The shortlist is completed by Beirut-based artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan whose recent shows were inspired by interviews he did with former prisoners of the Syrian regime.
All four will exhibit their shortlisted work at Margate’s Turner Contemporary gallery in a show from September 28 with the overall winner being declared on December 3.
Next year’s prize will be held at Tate Britain in Pimlico.
