Turner Prize
Art must be rescued from identity
We should celebrate artists for what they do, not who they are
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
Cancel the Turner
It looks like it was made by artists who don’t like art and chosen by judges who don’t either
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