Vulture (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Photo: Ruth Clarke Photography/PA/Newscom The four-artist short list for the Turner Prize was announced this week , and much to the surprise of observers, three of the candidates are women. Scottish sculptor Cathy Wilkes was selected for her female mannequins arranged in various poses , one of them perched on a toilet with leftover bits of dried porridge in a bowl at her feet. Among Runa Islam ’s...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
BRITAIN: JUDGES FOR the Turner prize, Britain's most important contemporary art award, yesterday revealed this year's four shortlisted artists as Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga, Cathy Wilkes and Mark Leckey. None of the artists is very well known and none can be easily compartmentalised.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
A FEMALE shop mannequin perched on a toilet helped Glasgow contemporary artist Cathy Wilkes on to the shortlist for the Turner Prize yesterday.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
In the 24 years of the Turner Prize, only three female artists have won. The odds for a fourth were raised yesterday with the announcement that three out of four artists on this year's shortlist – Bangadeshi-born Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga from Poland and the Belfast-born artist Cathy Wilkes – are women. The only male contender for the prize, to be awarded on 1 December, is Mark Leckey, from London....
The Herald (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Contemporary artist Cathy Wilkes, who lives and works in Glasgow, has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Four artists, Runa Islam, Mark Leckey, Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes, have been selected to compete for Britain's Turner Prize....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Cathy Wilkes, Runa Islam, Goshka Macuga and Mark Leckey in running for £25,000 prize
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
The artwork of 2008 nominees Runa Islam, Cathy Wilkes, Goshka Macuga and Mark Leckey.
