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Jesse Darling

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Jesse Darling
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Oxford, England
Education
AwardsTurner Prize (2023)

Jesse Darling (born 1981) is a British artist working in sculpture and installation.[1] He won the Turner Prize in 2023.[2] Since 2024, he has been an associate professor at the University of Oxford's Ruskin School of Art and a tutorial fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.

Early life and education

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Darling was born in 1981 in Oxford. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Central Saint Martins in 2010 and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Slade School of Fine Art, UCL in 2014.[3]

Art career

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Darling is known for his work with unconventional materials including hazard tape and welded barriers.[4] From September 2018 to February 2019, a number of Darling's sculptures and drawings were on display at the Tate Britain as an exhibition titled "The Ballad of Saint Jerome".[5][6] Darling's show at Modern Art Oxford in 2022, "No Medals, No Ribbons",[7][8] was the exhibition for which he was nominated for the Turner Prize.[9]

In May 2024, it was announced that he would be joining the University of Oxford as an associate professor at the Ruskin School of Art.[10] He is also a tutorial fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.[11]

In the art community

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In 2013, Darling cofounded the Kitson Road Living Project in southeast London as a home and display space for fellow artists.[12] The project operated for a year before moving to Fernholme Road.[13]

Personal life

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As of 2023 Darling lived and worked in Berlin.[14] He identifies as transmasculine,[15][16] and bisexual.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Jesse Darling". Somerset House. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Searle, Adrian (5 December 2023). "'He almost revels in our social collapse': Jesse Darling is a worthy Turner Prize winner". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Introducing Turner Prize 2023 Shortlisted Artist, Jesse Darling". King and McGaw. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ↑ McLaughlin, Charlotte (5 December 2023). "Jesse Darling wins Turner Prize after turning roller coaster into mammoth". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Art Now: Jesse Darling; The Ballad of Saint Jerome". Tate Britain. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Darling, Jesse (21 September 2018). "The Ballad of Saint Jerome". Tate Etc (44). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Modern Art Oxford". Modern Art Oxford.
  8. ↑ Medaglini, Gabriele (26 April 2022). "Jesse Darling. No Medals No Ribbons".
  9. ↑ "British artist Jesse Darling wins 2023 Turner Prize". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 5 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ruskin School of Art appoints new Associate Professors". www.ox.ac.uk. University of Oxford. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jesse Darling". St Anne's College. University of Oxford. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "A lesson in living together". Dazed. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Darling, Jesse (24 April 2015). "In Focus: Jesse Darling". Frieze. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Turner Prize 2023: Jesse Darling wins for art using tattered flags and barbed wire". BBC News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Duffy, Nick (5 December 2023). "Art is for everyone, says Turner Prize's first trans winner". iNews. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023. Darling, who has identified as transmasculine, is believed to be the first transgender person to win the award
  16. ↑ Sanderson, David (5 December 2023). "Turner prize 2023 winner announced as Jesse Darling". The Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026. Darling, who has identified as transmasculine...
  17. ↑ Rogers, Thomas (8 July 2024). "Jesse Darling Won the Turner Prize. But Does He Still Want to Be an Artist?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

Further reading

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  • Darling, Jesse (November–December 2025). "Proving a Different Rule: A Conversation with Jesse Darling". Sculpture (Interview). Vol. 44, no. 6. Interviewed by Fullerton, Elizabeth. pp. 10–21. OCLC 14039712.


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