segunda-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2010

Turner Prize: Susan Philipsz wins with Lowlands Away


Susan Philipsz has won this year's Turner Prize for a sound installation that features her singing three versions of a Scottish lament.
The Glasgow-born artist, 45, was presented with the £25,000 prize at a ceremony at Tate Britain.
Philipsz beat Dexter Dalwood, Angela de la Cruz and The Otolith Group to take the prestigious award.
It was the first time a sound installation had been nominated for the modern art prize.
The artist, who is the fourth woman to win the award, said she was "very honoured" as she collected her prize from fashion designer Miuccia Prada.
Philipsz's work centres around recordings of her voice singing folk songs over public address systems. BBC News