Laure Prouvost Wins 2013 Turner Prize Over Favorite Tino Seghal in Derry~Londonderry Exhibition

Laure Prouvost unexpectedly claimed the 2013 Turner Prize, defeating odds-on favorite Tino Seghal. The annual award exhibition was hosted in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the UK's City of Culture for that year. Four artists were shortlisted: David Shrigley, Laure Prouvost, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Tino Seghal. Shrigley presented 'Life Model' (2012), an installation featuring a sculpture of a naked male that visitors were invited to draw. Prouvost's 'Wantee' (2013) was a disorienting video installation filled with dirt and misshapen ceramics. Yiadom-Boakye displayed portraits of imaginary figures spotlit in darkness. Seghal, nominated for his Turbine Hall work 'These Associations', showed the earlier piece 'This Is Exchange' (2003), where gallery assistants discussed market economics with visitors. The Turner Prize is judged based on solo exhibitions each nominee staged between April 2012 and April 2013. The 2013 exhibition in Derry~Londonderry was described as participatory yet restrained. Critics noted Seghal's relational artwork felt ineffective in the gregarious context of the host city. The review was published prior to the winner announcement on ArtReview.