Art - Broken Britain: Turner Prize for Jesse Darling
Jesse Darling has won the prestigious Turner Prize with a work that reflects the British government's hostile migration policy. The Berlin-based artist received the most prestigious British award for modern art in Eastbourne for his exhibition of crowd barriers, bent rails, faded British flags and barbed wire. The prize is endowed with 25,000 pounds (29,160 euros).
His two-part work "Enclosures, No Medals, No Ribbons" was inspired by the years of austerity, Brexit, the pandemic and the "hostile environment" of British immigration policy, said the 41-year-old. Head of the jury Alex Farquharson, director of the Tate Britain gallery, said Darling's exhibition partly reflected the state of the nation.
The award was made on the day the British Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a new migration agreement in Rwanda. Asylum seekers who enter the UK irregularly are to be deported to the East African country regardless of their origin. They can apply for asylum there. Return is ruled out. The Conservative government wants to deter migrants in this way. Opponents criticize that the plan violates international laws.
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- Despite facing criticism for its migration policies, Great Britain continues to recognize artistic excellence, as seen in the Turner Prize awarded to Berlin-based artist Jesse Darling, whose work critiques the hostile migration policy.
- The artist Jesse Darling, who is currently based in Berlin, was recognized for his impactful exhibition in Eastbourne with the Turner Prize, an esteemed award in modern British art.
- The eastern coast town of Eastbourne witnessed the triumph of an artist who tackled relevant societal topics like austerity, Brexit, the pandemic, and migrant policies through his artwork, ultimately earning him the prestigious Turner Prize in Great Britain.
Source: www.stern.de
