The Guardian view on the Turner prize: a step too far? | Editorial

By awarding the Turner to architects, the award’s jury has given artists a vote of no confidence. It’s time for the Tate to rethink the prizeThe Turner prize is not something to get too solemn about. It is, after all, a giant marketing exercise for the Tate, and the institution has benefited rather than otherwise from the barrage of indignation it has engendered over animals in formaldehyde, lights switching on and off, and elephant-dung paintings. But since its invention in 1984 it