Turbulence for the 2010 Turner Prize (of course)

Pieces by the four artists shortlisted for the 2010 Turner Prize are now on show at London's Tate Britain. The works featured include Dexter Dalwood's now much publicised The Death of David Kelly, a haunting sound installation by Susan Philipsz, which was previously exhibited beneath a bridge on the Clyde at this year's Glasgow International festival, sculpture by Angela de la Cruz - most famous for her mangled canvases - and 'a monument to dead television' by Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar (otherwise known as the Otolith Group).

For most of us the Turner Prize would simply not be the Turner Prize unless it triggered some kind of controversy at every stage. As well as the traditional demonstrations against the award by figurative painting group The Stuckists, the other adverse publicity surrounding the opening of this year's exhibition of works fittingly centered around...the suppression of adverse publicity.  Photographers claimed they had been asked to sign an indemnity form banning them from publishing any images that could lead to bad publicity for the gallery. The organisers at Tate Britain responded saying the form had been standard practice 'for at least 10 years'. The standoff ended when the organisers allowed photographers to attend the launch without signing the form.

Follow the link to Fisun Güner's review of the 2010 Turner shortlist for The Arts Desk