Art Circle Country/Beach Walk: Viking Bay to Margate

The annual Turner Prize, named after J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), goes to an outstanding British contemporary artist picked by a jury of gallery directors, curators, and art critics. Past winners include Damian Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread, and, in 2018, Charlotte Prodger. The 2019 winner will be announced in December, so this is your opportunity to assess the four nominees and place your bets early....

Emily Allchurch obtained her MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1999 and has since been collected and exhibited widely abroad and in Britain, most recently at the 2019 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Her recent work revisualises cityscapes, landscapes, and worldscapes as mediated by art-historical representation (e.g., Renaissance pictures and Edo prints) and contemporary perception.

The walk is roughly 6 km long, normally a two-hour straight shot, but on this day with leisurely allowance for lunch at a local pub, we could arrive at Margate around 3 pm. Escape with fellow Yalies to visit two of 'the best seaside towns to visit near London' and the iconic Turner Contemporary. As usual, check the forecast and wear sensible walking shoes.