Oh come on, get a grip ...

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The Tate Gallery in London, England, is currently exhibiting the work of Christine Borland, Cornelia Parker, Gillian Wearing and Angela Bulloch, who have been shortlisted for the 1997 Turner Prize. This exhibition gives an overall impression of contemporary art which is adequate and competent, and shows that there are basic, shared skills involved in contemporary art, even though artists work alone. The most interesting exhibit is Cornelia Parker's 'Mass,' which is made up of suspended particles of charred wood.

Borland, Christine, Parker, Cornelia, Wearing, Gillian, Bulloch, Angela

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Every one's a winner

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The Turner Prize 1998 exhibition currently being held at the Tate Gallery in London, England, shows the work of the four artists shortlisted for the prize. These artists are Tacita Dean, Cathy de Monchaux, Sam Taylor-Wood and Chris Ofili, all of whom are in their 30s. Ofili is the clear favourite to win the prize, but the exhibition does not indicate that this is a foregone conclusion. The least well-known candidate is Tacita Dean, who has not had a solo show in a leading public gallery.

Dean, Tacita, Taylor-Wood, Sam, Monchaux, Cathy de

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A sheer excess of stuff

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The Serpentine Gallery in London, England, is currently exhibiting paintings by Chris Ofili. The exhibition covers around 20 paintings from the period since 1993. The overall initial impression is one of extreme bad taste, especially in the case of the earlier works, which are pure pattern. The paintings have many layers and overlapping images, and grab the viewer's attention, even though they never become objects of contemplation.

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