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Vong Phaophanit

Born, 1961 in Laos

Vong Phaophanit was one of the artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize exhibition of 1993, held at Tate Gallery, 3 - 28 November 1993. Phaophanit was shortlisted along with Hannah Collins, Sean Scully and Rachel Whiteread. The jury consisted of Iwona Blazwick, Curator of exhibitions in Britain and abroad, Carole Conrad, Art historian and representative of the Patrons of New Art, Declan McGonagle, Director of the Irish Museum of Modrn Art, Dublin, David Sylvester, Art historian, and Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate Gallery and Chairman of the Turner Prize Jury. The award was, in due course, made to Whiteread.

Whiteread, the eventual winner was shortlisted for “the continuing development of her work as shown at her retrospective exhibition at the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Sydney Biennale, and Galerie Claire Burrus, Paris.” Collins was shortlisted for “her strong representation at the Third International Isanbul biennale, where she exhibited her series ‘Signs of Life’, and also for her retrospective exhibition at the Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona.” Phaophanit was shortlisted for “his installation of ‘Neon Rice Field’ at the Serpentine Gallery, London and at the Venice Biennale Aperto, and also for ‘Litterae Lucentes’ (Light Writing), a compelling installation in the grounds of Killerton Park in Devon.” Scully was shortlisted for “exhibitions of his work at Waddington Galleries, London, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and for his major retrospective at the Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, USA.”

All the above quotes come from the introduction to the Turner Prize catalogue, which also contained introductions - both written and visual - to these artists’ work.