the Turner Prize
/ðə ˈtɜːnə praɪz/
/ðə ˈtɜːrnər praɪz/
- a prize given every year to a British artist for a work of modern art. Winners in the past have included Howard Hodgkin (1985) and Damien Hirst (1995). The prize is an important cultural event in Britain, and a special exhibition of work by the four leading competitors is held before the winner is announced.
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the Turner Prize