The Tate, on its website, is emphatic: “Turner is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential British artist of all time.” How did Turner come out on top? Today we celebrate his ...

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions ... director of the British Museum in London, who views the pairing of Emin and Turner as inspired.

Without Turner, [artists] wouldn’t have had that route ... Dr Amy Concannon, Manton Senior Curator of Historic British Art at the Tate, explains: “Turner left around 300 oil paintings and ...

Mohammed Sami is by far the best artist on the shortlist and is already emerging as a clear favourite to win. Although the 2017 winner Lubaina Himid’s work included elements of painting, if Sami does ...

Each artist — who must be British or working predominantly in Britain — is nominated for an exhibition held during the previous 12 months, and the Turner Prize judges selected Sami for ...

Established in 1984, the prize is named after the radical painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) and is awarded each year to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work.

Darling was announced the winner of the 2023 prize by British rapper Tinie Tempah during ... in contemporary art and is given to a visual artist based or born in Britain. But that debate has ...

Apparently, the great British romantic painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) once said if he could have his life again he would have been an architect: a statement that is as good an argument as any I've ...

Two paintings which sparked a famous feud between two revolutionary British artists ... It's largely about Turner and his impulsiveness and of course both artists were dead at that point, but ...

Move over Adam Smith. Here comes J.M.W. Turner. The British painter will replace the 18th century philosopher as the new face of the £20 bill, the Bank of England announced Friday. “Turner is ...