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833. Turner Prize time

2 December 2006

It's that time of year again, folks, when the British 'art-cogniscenti' give themselves a collective pat on the back and give a great big prize to some 'cutting-edge' young artist for their pile of used tyres and their unmade bed. This year's short list includes a set of car batteries with words painted on them, some spinning disks, and other such nonsense. In the spirit of 'pushing the boundaries', however, I have decided to join in the fun. Here is my installation, entitled 'Crumpled Paper' or, to be very avante-garde, 'Recycling Old Words on Recycled Trees': it's a statement on our contemporary 'throw-away' society - as will be obvious to any true art lover who will notice that the 'installation' includes the question 'Who should pay'. This work, which is currently on exhibition in my office wastepaper basket, is available for purchase for a mere £750,000 ono.

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suse02-Dec-2006 23:50
Weyhey! Build it up to a substantial enough pile in a white room, and you might have a £££ winner! (nice lighting by the way!)

There's a huge oxymoron at play in a small judge-ette of people deciding a prize for contemporary art...if the Turner prize were true to it's nature it might be more X-factor-ish...but that's another tale. As for the bed thing..well, Sophie Calle, the far more interesting French photographer was sending her bed around the world, and indeed had one at the top of the Eiffel Tower, long before Tracey Emin was a twinkle in a bank manager's eye...