Artes Mundi contemporary art prize shortlist revealed in Cardiff
Seven artists from around the world have been shortlisted for the UK's largest visual arts prize.
The Cardiff-based Artes Mundi promises "action and performance" as a common link between them.
Those competing for the £40,000 prize are from Cuba, India, Lithuania, Mexico, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK.
Artes Mundi chief executive Ben Borthwick praised their "exceptional quality" and hoped audiences would engage with the exhibition in October.
'Flamboyant to the intimate'
Mr Borthwick, who joined from Tate Modern in 2010, has moved the competition from spring to autumn to coincide with other visual arts events including the Turner Prize and the Frieze Art Fair.
"We are delighted with the exceptional quality of this shortlist which was drawn from a very strong field of nominations," he said.
"I look forward to welcoming the artists to Wales and creating an exhibition in October that will give audiences the opportunity to engage with the most exciting international contemporary art."
The British name on the shortlist is visual artist Phil Collins, 41, who was born in Cheshire and is a past Turner prize nominee.
His art has taken him to unrest in cities from Baghdad to Belgrade and includes using popular culture concepts ranging from TV to music videos.
Past projects have included a seven hour disco-dance marathon made in Palestine and working with former reality TV participants in Turkey.
Collins also created an indoor drive-in cinema with 15 secondhand cars in a gallery in Berlin, where he now lives.
Artes Mundi - awarded every two years - was established in 2002 and supports contemporary visual artists from around the world who are still gaining international recognition.
Organisers describe the shortlist as ranging "from the flamboyant to the intimate" with "action and performance" being the common threads that link the artists. The shortlist was drawn up by Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy, curator of contemporary art at Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Anders Kreuger, curator at M HKA in Antwerp, Belgium.
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