Channel 4 and the Saatchi Gallery announce today the four finalists of 4 New Sensations, a competition judged by artist Antony Gormley; the writer and broadcaster and Director of Exhibitions at White Cube gallery in London, Tim Marlow; Anita Zabludowicz, co-founder of the Zabludowicz Collection, a private contemporary art collection; Sadie Coles, director of the gallery Sadie Coles HQ; and Kevin Lygo, Channel 4's Director of Television and Content.
The 4 finalists are:
Marcus Lanyon, Royal College of Art, London
Marcus Lanyon
Mark Melvin, Central St Martin's, London
Mark Melvin
Mie Olise Kjaergaard, Central St Martin's (Byam Shaw), London
Mie Olise Kjaergaard
Sarah Maple, Kingston University, London
Sarah Maple
Each of these '4 New Sensations' will be awarded a £1000 bursary by Channel 4 to make a work of art. They will also have a 3 Minute Wonder film made about them, produced by Tiger Aspect and broadcast on Channel 4 and Saatchi Online in the first week of October. Their commissioned works will become part of Channel 4's art collection, Art4.
Work by the 20 shortlisted graduates, including the 4 finalists, will be shown at an exhibition in London in October to coincide with the Frieze fair. The ultimate winner, announced at the exhibition, will be selected by public vote on the 4 New Sensations website and awarded prize money of £3000. The exhibition, sponsored by Coutts and the Zabludowicz Collection, will take place at Phillips de Pury & Company, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1.
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