An artist who performed an hour-long spoken-word piece about his upbringing in Huddersfield and another whose sculptures examine the political history of oil have been shortlisted for this year’s Turner prize.
Simeon Barclay has been nominated for his performance The Ruin, and Tanoa Sasraku for her solo exhibition Morale Patch. They have been shortlisted alongside Kira Freije for her first major solo exhibition, Unspeak the Chorus, and Marguerite Humeau, for her solo exhibition Torches.
