I'm thrilled that Richard Wright has won the 2009 Turner Prize. At 49 he only just qualifies - and as an entirely uncontroversial painter with little to no shock factor, he's a bit of a surprise winner too. This makes Wright a wonderful and worthy winner in my eyes. His work is so beautiful and subtle, and manages an existence of understated brilliance outside of the mass market art circus. His gold wall painting will remain at the Tate Britain until January 3rd. It really is worth seeing. Tuesday 8 December 2009
Wonderful and Worthy
I'm thrilled that Richard Wright has won the 2009 Turner Prize. At 49 he only just qualifies - and as an entirely uncontroversial painter with little to no shock factor, he's a bit of a surprise winner too. This makes Wright a wonderful and worthy winner in my eyes. His work is so beautiful and subtle, and manages an existence of understated brilliance outside of the mass market art circus. His gold wall painting will remain at the Tate Britain until January 3rd. It really is worth seeing. 
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And its actually art. Always a plus. Not an unmade bed, or a wax crayon squeezed between two rollers, or a chair in the middle of a room, etc, etc.
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