Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has gained the 2025 Turner Prize with two exhibitions, together with a sequence of brightly colored sculptures.
The Glaswegian, 59, took residence the visible arts prize together with £25,000 at an award ceremony on Tuesday in Bradford, this 12 months’s UK Metropolis of Tradition.
As reported by The Guardian, she is the primary artist with a studying incapacity to win the award.
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Nnena Kalu, from Glasgow, is the winner of this 12 months’s Turner Prize. Pic: Nnena Kalu/ActionSpace/PA
Together with Hanging Sculpture 1-10, which European artwork exhibitors Manifesta commissioned her to create at a disused energy station in Barcelona, Ms Kalu gained for her presentation in Conversations, a gaggle exhibition at Walker Artwork Gallery in Liverpool.
For the sculpture sequence, the artist created the vividly-coloured works from repeated traces and wrappings of various supplies, making nest or cocoon-like types.
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Hanging Sculpture 1 – 10 by Nnena Kalu. Pic: PA
The set up consisted of 10 giant brightly-coloured sculptures that hung from gray concrete pillars of the economic web site.
In the meantime, for Conversations, Kalu offered work in pen, graphite and chalk pen on two items of paper.
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Conversations by Nnena Kalu. Pic: PA
The jury, which was chaired by Alex Farquharson, the director of Tate Britain, recommended Kalu’s “bold and compelling work” and praised the “lively translation of expressive gesture” within the summary sculpture and drawing.
The panel additionally acknowledged her scale, composition and color, highlighting “the powerful presence” her works have.
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Nnena Kalu’s nominated Turner Prize works. Pic: PA
Kalu can also be a resident artist at ActionSpace’s studio, which helps studying disabled artists throughout London at Studio Voltaire, and beat out fellow shortlisted artists Rene Matic, Mohammed Sami and Zadie Xa.
The works by the 4 artists are at present obtainable to see at a free exhibition at Bradford’s Cartwright Corridor Artwork Gallery till 22 February.
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Jonathan Orrell views work by Nnena Kalu for the Turner Prize. Pic: PA
Named after British painter JMW Turner, this 12 months’s prize marked the 250th anniversary of his delivery.
Earlier winners embrace artist Damien Hirst in 1995 and filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen in 1999, whereas final 12 months’s winner, Jasleen Kaur, picked up the prize for Alter Altar – which lined a crimson sports activities automotive with an enormous decorative doily mat.
