Editing Turner Prize (section)

===In favour===
[[File:Janet Street-Porter at station.jpg|thumb|[[Janet Street-Porter]]: "a valuable role"]]
*Critic [[Richard Cork]] said, "there will never be a substitute for approaching new art with an open mind, unencumbered by rancid clichés. As long as the Turner Prize facilitates such engagement, the buzz surrounding it will remain a minor distraction."<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue2/tp_everywinner.htm "The Turner Prize: Everyone's a winner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301211054/http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue2/tp_everywinner.htm |date=1 March 2007 }} ''Tate Magazine'' (2002) on the Tate web site. Retrieved 15 January 2007</ref>
*In 2006, newspaper columnist [[Janet Street-Porter]] condemned the [[Stuckism|Stuckists']] "feeble knee-jerk reaction" to the prize and said, "The Turner Prize and Becks Futures both entice thousands of young people into art galleries for the first time every year. They fulfil a valuable role".<ref>Street-Porter, Janet (2006) [http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/janet_street_porter/article485913.ece "Paul is better off without Heather"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521113255/http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/janet_street_porter/article485913.ece |date=21 May 2006 }} ''The Independent'', 18 May 2006 (pay to view). Retrieved 20 May 2006.</ref>
*[[Sarah Thornton]] said that the Turner Prize "has a reputation for being a reliable indicator of an artist's ability to sustain a vibrant art practice over the long term, but perhaps it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The personal confidence gained from being nominated can galvanize an artist's ambitions, while the museum's public endorsement leads to further exhibition opportunities."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/oct/18/art1|title=Review: Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2008-10-17|last1=Collings|first1=Matthew}}</ref>
*Dan Fox, associate editor of ''[[Frieze (magazine)|frieze]]'', said that the Turner Prize should be considered a barometer for the mood of the nation.<ref>Fox, Dan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071208175503/http://www.frieze.com/comment/article/turner_prize_2007/ "Comment Turner Prize 2007"], ''[[Frieze (magazine)|frieze]]''.</ref>