TURNER PRIZE – Save the Teacups!

In London for a few days on Sophie G’s half-term.  Visited Tate Britain to see the Francis Bacon exhibition which is scary and sexy and visceral and the Turner Prize nominees.  It is great to see so many kids in the Uk at galleries and exhibitions with their open-minded parents trying to get them used to a bit of CULTURE darlings! but the Turner Prize nominees were so depressing.  One exhibit was a video of a girl smashing china tea cups, another a Tracey Emin style installation of a selection of every day household objects which included a shop window dummy sitting crossed legged on a toilet and all I can recall of the other two, again video exhibits, was a large Homer Simpson character and some leaves floating. 

On leaving the Turner Exhibit there is a large room covered with a cork board for comments.   Almost everyone thought it was self-involved, depressing, sad.  Best laugh we had all day was a large

 C R A P

 drawn on a white piece of paper.  Two tiny stick figures look up at it.  One says to the other

 “It’s Brilliant!”