On May 30th, the millennial Glen Dimplex Artist's Award, worth £15,000, will be awarded to one of the artists featured in the shortlist exhibition currently showing at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. There are five artists in all, but two of them, American, David Phillips and Dubliner, Paul Rowley, work collaboratively. Their three video installations present "individuals in conflict and dialogue with their environments". Of the remaining three contenders, one, Petah Coyne, is American and two, Maud Cotter (right) and Clare Langan, are Irish. Coyne's diverse work reflects two disparate influences: her Catholic upbringing and her exceptional interest in Japanese literature. Cotter, who established her reputation with her brilliant approach to stained glass, is one of Ireland's leading sculptors, and Langan has branched into film from a highly innovative body of photographic work.
