The gallery hosts exhibition of the nominees for the Turner Prize for contemporary art. This year's contenders were Runa Islam, Mark Leckie, Goshko Matsuga and Cathy Wilkes

September 30, in the Tate Britain gallery in London opened an exhibition of the nominees for the prize. J. M. W. Turner. His works present the four applicants: Runa Islam (Runa Islam), Mark Leckie (Mark Leckey), Goshko Matsuga (Goshka Macuga) and Cathy Wilkes (Cathy Wilkes), whose creative ideas have been translated into sculpture, installations and video. An exception is the only painting.

Presentation Prize. J. M. W. Turner in the field of contemporary art, organized in 1984, has always been widely publicized in the media and certainly is much debate about what can be considered art, and that - no. Work nominees often are shocked and perplexed the public, but this is the main objective of the Prize. «The older you become, the more you want to see you surprised», - believes director of Tate Britain Stephen Dyushar (Stephen Deuchar). «At the time, Turner ridiculed for work, which in fact were impressionisticheskimi before they appeared during the Impressionism. Art has always been controversial. One of its main functions - to raise questions and to try something new », - said the exhibition curator Carolyn Kerr (Carolyn Kerr). Exposition of the nominees this year, continuing a long-term tradition.

Goshko Matsuga, who was born in Poland and now lives and works in the UK, presented a series of collages inspired by the history of a romantic relationship between two British Surrealism - Paul Neshem (Paul Nash) and Eileen Agar (Eileen Agar). Photos Nash serve as the backdrop in which the author has placed the human figure, carved out of Agar. The exhibition can also see several large sculptures made of glass and steel, reproduced Matsuga to the originals, made by German architects Lilly Reich (Lilly Reich) and Mies van der Rohe (Mies van der Rohe)

It is very unusual installation tartan Cathy Wilkes, who is called I Give You All My Money ( «send you all their money»). In one room, viewers can see the two cash registers at the supermarket, naked female mannequins, dirty dishes, baby carriage, ladders and many other things. What is essential as the various objects in the merger - that the main issue which is raised by the author during the creation of this product.

Mark Leckie, known for his passion for various aspects of pop culture, gave the audience a short film, which shows the interior of the studio will be reflected in the sculpture of Jeff Koons. The main «example» Leckie is a video Cinema-in-the-Round. It represents a lecture on art, in which the author tells a small audience about their attitudes to various screen images, such as Felix the cat, and Homer Simpson.

Fourth nominantka - Runa Islam - the author of three small video clips that viewers can see the walls of Tate Britain. One of them - «First Day of Spring» - was lifted in Dhaka, hometown of the artist, where she returned for the first time in 23 years. This mrachnovaty, unforgettable film, which shows the rickshaw, sitting in a row without a movement. In the second video camera is moved to the studio decor, alternating vyhvatyvaya of letters that make up the title - Cinematography. The third work - Be the First to See What You See As You See It ( «Be the first person to see what you see as you see it») female drops to the floor porcelain tableware, and is divided into pieces. For movies runes Islam is characterized by slow and repetitive motifs.

a better artist (or artist) will be announced December 1. The winner will receive a cash prize of $ 25 thousand pounds and, more importantly, the invaluable public attention. Among the winners of past years include such famous names as Mark Uollinger (Mark Wallinger), Jeremy Deller (Jeremy Deller), Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry), Steve McQueen (Steve McQueen) and Damien Hurst (Damien Hirst).

Exhibition of Turner Prize nominees at Tate Britain will last until January 18, 2009.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: guardian.co.uk , independent.co.uk , bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru