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| Turner Prize winner to be announced in Londonderry | |
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| The winner of 2013 Turner Prize will be announced by actress Saoirse Ronan at a awards ceremony in Derry later. | |
| The entries have been on show at a former Army barracks at Ebrington, in the city. Derry is the UK City of Culture 2013. | The entries have been on show at a former Army barracks at Ebrington, in the city. Derry is the UK City of Culture 2013. |
| It was the first time the exhibition has been held outside England. | It was the first time the exhibition has been held outside England. |
| Four artists - Laure Prouvost, Tino Sehgal, David Shrigley and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye - are in contention for the award. | Four artists - Laure Prouvost, Tino Sehgal, David Shrigley and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye - are in contention for the award. |
| The winner will receive £25,000, the others £5,000 each. | The winner will receive £25,000, the others £5,000 each. |
| Established in 1984, the Turner Prize is awarded to a contemporary artist under 50, living, working or born in Britain, who is judged to have put on the best exhibition over the last 12 months. | Established in 1984, the Turner Prize is awarded to a contemporary artist under 50, living, working or born in Britain, who is judged to have put on the best exhibition over the last 12 months. |
| Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, who lives and works in London, is shortlisted for her Extracts and Verses exhibition at the Chisenhale Gallery. | Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, who lives and works in London, is shortlisted for her Extracts and Verses exhibition at the Chisenhale Gallery. |
| She is of Ghanaian descent and is the first black woman to be in contention for the award. | She is of Ghanaian descent and is the first black woman to be in contention for the award. |
| Glasgow-based David Shrigley is best known for his humorous line drawings, but also makes sculptures, photographs, paintings and animated films. | Glasgow-based David Shrigley is best known for his humorous line drawings, but also makes sculptures, photographs, paintings and animated films. |
| His work, which combines jokes and commentary, can be found on greetings cards, in books and in magazines, as well as in galleries. | His work, which combines jokes and commentary, can be found on greetings cards, in books and in magazines, as well as in galleries. |
| Born in Lille in 1978, Laure Prouvost won the fourth Max Mara art prize for women in 2011 for her short films and installation work. | Born in Lille in 1978, Laure Prouvost won the fourth Max Mara art prize for women in 2011 for her short films and installation work. |
| Based in London, she is shortlisted for her new work Wantee, featured in Tate Britain's Schwitters in Britain exhibition, and her two-part Max Mara art prize installation. | Based in London, she is shortlisted for her new work Wantee, featured in Tate Britain's Schwitters in Britain exhibition, and her two-part Max Mara art prize installation. |
| Born in 1976 and based in Berlin, Tino Sehgal has been shortlisted for his "pioneering" projects This Variation and These Associations. | Born in 1976 and based in Berlin, Tino Sehgal has been shortlisted for his "pioneering" projects This Variation and These Associations. |
| The latter, staged last year at Tate Modern in London, invited the public to interact with volunteers in a "live installation" staged in the gallery's expansive Turbine Hall. | The latter, staged last year at Tate Modern in London, invited the public to interact with volunteers in a "live installation" staged in the gallery's expansive Turbine Hall. |