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Black Obsidian Sound System (BOSS) are one of five groups shortlisted for the prestigious visual arts award. The collective uses club nights, art installations, technical workshops and live performance, to challenge the norms of sound-system culture across the African diaspora. The group recently held an online fundraising rave specifically for people from QTIBPOC community.  The other nominees - which for the first time in the prizes history are all groups rather than individuals - include a ...

Turner Prize 2021 shortlist: a full house of artist collectives  Turner Prize 2021 shortlist: a full house of artist collectives  Comprising Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works, 2021 marks the first year the Turner Prize jury has selected a shortlist consisting entirely of artist collectives Cooking Sections, Salmon A Red Herring, 2020.  Photography © Tate, Lucy Dawkins The last year has been far from busines...

Turner Prize 2021 Announces Shortlist of Artist Collectives / / The shortlist for the Turner Prize 2021 has been revealed by Tate Britain, and for the first time, the Turner Prize jury has selected a shortlist consisting entirely of artist collectives. Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works have all been chosen by the jury, chaired by Alex Farquharson, Director, Tate Britain.  An exhibition of their work will be held at the Her...

Five artist collectives and no individual artists are on the shortlist for this year’s Turner Prize. The groups are Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.), Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project Art Works, all of whom are engaged in ‘what people sometimes call social practices’, says Alex Farquharson, chair of the judges and director of Tate Britain. The prize was cancelled last year, with £10,000 being given to 10 artists instead. This year’s prize exhibition ...

Winner will be selected in December after last years award was cancelled owing to the pandemic Array Collective, The North is Now (one week after decriminalisation) 2020. Simon Mills B.O.S.S. Evan Ifekoya, Ritual Without Belief 2018. Courtesy the artist. Photo credit: Andy Keate B.O.S.S. at Somerset House, 2019. B.O.S.S. A portrait of B.O.S.S. Theodorah Ndovlu  Cooking Sections, Mussel Beach, 2019. Cooking Sections Cooking Sections, Salmon A Red Herring 2020. Tate Britain  A portrait of Co...

The 2021 Turner Prize jury has selected a shortlist made entirely from artist collectives for the first time, Tate Britain, which organises the award, announced on Friday. The five groups all “work closely and continuously with communities across the breadth of the UK”, the organisers of the prestigious but often controversial visual arts prize said. “The collaborative practices selected for this year’s shortlist also reflect the solidarity and community demonstrated in response to the ...