有这样一个奖,得奖的作品通常都会引发观众这样的疑问:“这是艺术吗?”但这并不妨碍获奖的艺术家很快就在艺坛扬名立万。这就是特纳奖(The Turner Prize),它是英国最重要的当代艺术奖,也被视为全球的当代艺术风向标。这个旨在激发年轻人艺术创新意识的奖项由伦敦泰特美术馆发起,专门表彰50岁以下成绩卓著却鲜为人知的现代艺术家。自创办以来,特纳奖一直以“促进公众讨论”为评奖宗旨,始终提倡前卫、不拘一格的创作风格,敢于向一切传统和权威挑战。 With such a prize, the winning entries often lead to questions such as: “Is this art?” But that does not prevent the winning artists from quickly becoming famous in the art scene. This is The Turner Prize, the most important contemporary art prize in the UK and the global benchmark for contemporary art. The award, designed to inspire a sense of artistic innovation among young people, was launched by the Tate Gallery in London to recognize outstanding but little-known modern artists under 50. Since its inception, Turner Prize has always been to “promote public discussion ” for the purpose of the award, has always advocated avant-garde, eclectic style of creation, the courage to challenge all the traditions and authority.