Jane & Louise Wilson

Born, 1967 in Newcastle, UK

Along with Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Steven Pippin, Jane and Louise Wilson were shortlisted for the Turner Prize 1999. Jane and Louise Wilson were shortlisted “for their exhibition Gamma at the Lisson Gallery, which documented the interiors of the decommissioned missile base at Greenham Common. The drama and intelligence of this work revealed the Wilsons’ increasingly sophisticated approach to photographic and video installation.”

The Turner Prize of that year was awarded to Steve McQueen, “for his exhibitions at the Institute of Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, and Kunsthalle, Zürich, which documented his original and uncompromising approach to film installations, including a major new piece, Drumroll, and his innovative presentation of work in other media.” McQueen was only the second Black British artist to win the Turner Prize. The first, Chris Ofili, was the previous year’s winner.

Both the above quotes come from the introduction to the Turner Prize catalogue, which also contained introductions - both written and visual - to these artists’ work.

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Review relating to an exhibition, 1999