London: Prominent English sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker has been named the official artist for the 2017 UK general election, becoming the first woman to take on the role. Parker, who was once nominated for the Turner Prize, will observe the election campaign, which culminates in the vote on June 8, and then produce a piece in response.
The 60-year-old said she felt honoured by the invitation, adding: "We live in scary but exhilarating times. The whole world order seems to be changing." With "all its challenging issues and complexity", she said, the election "is an event that I'm excited to engage with and I look forward to sharing my finished work".
Parker's work has been displayed in galleries across the world including in London's Tate Modern, the British Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The official election artist is chosen by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art, and Parker will have to complete the piece by early September, the BBC reported. She said that the committee had asked her to do something on social media because she was "not a social media person".
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The 60-year-old said she felt honoured by the invitation, adding: "We live in scary but exhilarating times. The whole world order seems to be changing." With "all its challenging issues and complexity", she said, the election "is an event that I'm excited to engage with and I look forward to sharing my finished work".
Parker's work has been displayed in galleries across the world including in London's Tate Modern, the British Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The official election artist is chosen by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art, and Parker will have to complete the piece by early September, the BBC reported. She said that the committee had asked her to do something on social media because she was "not a social media person".
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