How do we look at art? Vid Simoniti discusses the Turner Prize shortlist on BBC Radio Three, Free Thinking

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What does sound add to looking at a painting? Four ambitious multi-media installations make up the shortlist for this year's Turner prize, addressing issues from environmental change to identity politics to motherhood. There is a trend for immersive art experiences but does triggering other senses than the visual help us understand art better? Meanwhile a set of exhibitions in London explores sight itself and how we see and are seen by others. We'll be asking what happens when we open ourselves up to the idea of seeing things differently.  

Vid Simoniti, director of our MA in Art, Philosophy and Cultural Institutions, was joined by Catherine Fletcher, Cleo Hanaway-Oakley and the Sally Booth to discuss this year's Turner prize with. 

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