Turner Prize 2005: Simon Starling

The four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2005 are Darren Almond, Gillian Carnegie, Jim Lambie and Simon Starling. The Turner Prize 2005 is supported by the makers of Gordon's.

Last year, Gordon's increased the value of the Turner Prize to £40,000, with £25,000 being awarded to the winner and £5,000 each to the other shortlisted artists. The Prize, established in 1984, is awarded to a British artist under fifty for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the twelve months preceding 11 May 2005. It is intended to promote public discussion of new developments in contemporary British art and is widely recognised as one of the most important and prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe.

Work by the shortlisted artists will be shown in an exhibition at Tate Britain beginning on 18 October 2005. The winner will be announced at Tate Britain on 5 December during a live broadcast by Channel 4.

The members of the Turner Prize 2005 jury are: Louisa Buck, London contemporary art correspondent, The Art Newspaper Kate Bush, Head of Art Galleries, Barbican Art Gallery Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith, art critic and Lecturer, Modern Irish Department, University College Dublin Eckhard Schneider, Director, Kunsthaus Bregenz Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate and Chairman of the Jury

Turner Prize 2005: Simon Starling