Turner prize's diverse shortlist 'makes a powerful political statement'

This year’s artists have all taken on political issues, after accusations that the prize was failing to engage with the current climateThis year’s Turner prize makes a powerful political statement with a shortlist of artists who champion the diversity of the British art scene, the director of Tate Britain has said.Alex Farquharson, the chair of the Turner prize judging panel, said that the diverse, cross-cultural shortlist, “the most international to date”, sends an impor