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| Sculptor Martin Boyce, whose works include artificial trees and a leaning litter bin, has won the Turner Prize. | Sculptor Martin Boyce, whose works include artificial trees and a leaning litter bin, has won the Turner Prize. |
| Glasgow-based Boyce accepted the modern art award at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead - the first time the ceremony has been held outside a Tate venue. | Glasgow-based Boyce accepted the modern art award at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead - the first time the ceremony has been held outside a Tate venue. |
| Boyce is known for re-imagining items normally found in parks and public spaces and using them in atmospheric, modernist-inspired landscapes. | Boyce is known for re-imagining items normally found in parks and public spaces and using them in atmospheric, modernist-inspired landscapes. |
| Photographer Mario Testino presented Boyce with the £25,000 cheque. | Photographer Mario Testino presented Boyce with the £25,000 cheque. |
| The prestigious and frequently controversial prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 who is judged to have put on the best exhibition of the last 12 months. | The prestigious and frequently controversial prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 who is judged to have put on the best exhibition of the last 12 months. |
| The other nominees were installation sculptor Karla Black, video artist Hilary Lloyd and painter George Shaw. | The other nominees were installation sculptor Karla Black, video artist Hilary Lloyd and painter George Shaw. |
| At the exhibition of the nominees' works at the Baltic, Boyce has turned three large white gallery pillars into trees, topped by canopies of uniform white leaves. | At the exhibition of the nominees' works at the Baltic, Boyce has turned three large white gallery pillars into trees, topped by canopies of uniform white leaves. |
| Angular brown leaves made from wax-coated crepe paper are scattered on the ground, while a library table has been reconfigured into a playful modern creation. | Angular brown leaves made from wax-coated crepe paper are scattered on the ground, while a library table has been reconfigured into a playful modern creation. |
| "It's been a brilliant year to be a part of this thing," he said during his acceptance speech, thanking the Baltic and the Tate. "Most of all, it's been a brilliant shortlist to be part of." | |
| Afterwards, he said he was interested in atmosphere and the relationship between the psychological landscape and the physical landscape. | |
| He said his work examined "the things that we pass through every day and occasionally catch a glimpse of, and maybe see something that has a meaningful resonance". | |
| "I guess the work is to amplify those moments." | |
| The 43-year-old artist hails from Hamilton in Scotland and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. | The 43-year-old artist hails from Hamilton in Scotland and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. |
| When he was nominated, the judges said: "Distinctive for the way that he employs his grammar of forms, Boyce's sparse, intelligent sculptures evolve each time they are exhibited, exploring new tensions and new contrasts." | When he was nominated, the judges said: "Distinctive for the way that he employs his grammar of forms, Boyce's sparse, intelligent sculptures evolve each time they are exhibited, exploring new tensions and new contrasts." |
| The exhibition of the nominees' work has been a hit in Gateshead, drawing more than 100,000 visitors since it opened in October. | The exhibition of the nominees' work has been a hit in Gateshead, drawing more than 100,000 visitors since it opened in October. |
| The annual exhibition and ceremony have only been held outside London once before in the Turner's 27-year history, at Tate Liverpool in 2007. The Turner's traditional home is Tate Britain. | The annual exhibition and ceremony have only been held outside London once before in the Turner's 27-year history, at Tate Liverpool in 2007. The Turner's traditional home is Tate Britain. |
| In the future, the prize will be held in a different city around the UK every other year, returning to London in the years between. It will be held in Londonderry in 2013. | In the future, the prize will be held in a different city around the UK every other year, returning to London in the years between. It will be held in Londonderry in 2013. |
| Last year's prize was taken by sound artist Susan Philipsz. | Last year's prize was taken by sound artist Susan Philipsz. |