2001-12-09 - 2:26 p.m.
TURNER PRIZE DEMO - THE INDEPENDENT 10.11.01
The Independent's write-up on the Turner Prize winner (Martin Creed for switching a light on and off) included a mention of the Stuckists as follows.
"As has become the custom in recent years, the Stuckists, a group of traditional artists opposed to Sir Nicholas Serota and the Turner prize, were vicious in their criticism. Charles Thomson, the Stuckists' leader, said: 'The Turner prize is a national joke. It promotes mindless conformist novelty and gimmick at the expense of real values. It's out of touch with society, life and the majority of artists.'
"Yesterday, they picketed the awards ceremony when it was broadcast live by Channel 4, with some members dressed as clowns to protest at what they call the Tate's "media circus". They named Sir Nicholas the Art Clown of the Year and said they would be inviting him to buy a custard pie and push it into his own face."
