普莱斯获英国特纳奖

    Video artist Elizabeth Price, who uses collage* and clutter* to explore people’s relationship with consumer culture, was named the winner of British art’s much-coveted* Turner Prize on Monday.

    Price, a London-based musician and co-founder of 1980s indie*-pop group Talulah Gosh, beat three other finalists to snag the 25,000 pound (US$40,000) prize, which is awarded annually to a British artist under 50.

    The judges praised Price’s “seductive and immersive” video installations, which combine moving images, text and music.

    One piece, “The Woolworths Choir of 1979,” hauntingly juxtaposes* news footage of a deadly department store blaze with clips of church architecture and musical girl groups. Another work, “West Hinder,” was inspired by a ship that sank in 2002 with its cargo of luxury cars.

    (SD-Agencies)