Readers respond after all four artists shortlisted for the 2019 Turner prize were named winners
My first reaction to the news that the Turner prize would be divided four ways was that it was bit of a stunt, but I now see it as a unifying metaphor for the polarisation of our country and world (Turner prize split in four after artists tell judges: don’t judge, 4 December).
Oh that our political leaders, come the day of reckoning and beyond, embrace this collective spirit and get Brexit undone, facilitated by the public who will be most affected and finally get our country back on track with all its other myriad and complex issues. But then artists are creative spirits, who think outside the box. Somehow our politicians are relegated to the straitjacket of their own particular party box.
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