Politics out of the picture
A FEMALE shop mannequin perched on a toilet helped Glasgow contemporary artist Cathy Wilkes on to the shortlist for the Turner Prize yesterday.
A second contender, Mark Leckey, used characters from The Simpsons in his work.
A year after the judges turned political, awarding the prize to artist Mark Wallinger's recreation of an Iraq war protest site, the focus turned back yesterday to radical contemporary art.
Wilkes, 42, who lives and works in Glasgow, uses shop mannequins in many of her installations. We Are Pro-Choice from 2008 has a mannequin on a toilet with a bowl with bits of dried porridge at her feet.
Bangladesh-born Runa Islam recreates scenes from Ingmar Bergman films, with footage of the car park used in the Michael Caine thriller Get Carter.
Polish-born Goshka Macuga draws inspiration from the 1919 German horror movie The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
The full article contains 151 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
13 May 2008 9:44 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
