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| Mark Wallinger wins Turner Prize | Mark Wallinger wins Turner Prize |
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| Mark Wallinger has been named the winner of the Turner Prize for his replica of the one-man anti-war protest in Parliament Square, State Britain. | Mark Wallinger has been named the winner of the Turner Prize for his replica of the one-man anti-war protest in Parliament Square, State Britain. |
| Actor and director Dennis Hopper presented the £25,000 award at a ceremony at the Tate Liverpool gallery. | Actor and director Dennis Hopper presented the £25,000 award at a ceremony at the Tate Liverpool gallery. |
| "I am indebted to all those people who contributed to the making of State Britain," said Wallinger. | "I am indebted to all those people who contributed to the making of State Britain," said Wallinger. |
| For the exhibition he chose to display a film of him roaming the National Gallery in Berlin in a bear suit. | For the exhibition he chose to display a film of him roaming the National Gallery in Berlin in a bear suit. |
| 'Tireless campaign' | |
| It was the first time since the award was founded 23 years ago that the event took place outside London. | It was the first time since the award was founded 23 years ago that the event took place outside London. |
| Around 45,000 people have seen the exhibition of the nominees' work, which has been on display since October. | Around 45,000 people have seen the exhibition of the nominees' work, which has been on display since October. |
| Wallinger first made the shortlist in 1995, but lost out to Damien Hirst. | |
| He was favourite to win the prize for his £90,000 installation, which recreates everything from Brian Haw's protest in Parliament Square in 2001. | |
| Mark Wallinger was first nominated for the Turner Prize 12 years ago | |
| Every detail was copied from his tarpaulin shelter and tea-making area to the messages of support and hand-painted placards. | Every detail was copied from his tarpaulin shelter and tea-making area to the messages of support and hand-painted placards. |
| It is said he employed 15 people for six months to make State Britain. | |
| 'Historic importance' | |
| "Brian Haw is a remarkable man who has waged a tireless campaign against the folly and hubris of our government's foreign policy," Wallinger said. | "Brian Haw is a remarkable man who has waged a tireless campaign against the folly and hubris of our government's foreign policy," Wallinger said. |
| "For six-and-a-half years he has remained steadfast in Parliament Square, the last dissenting voice in Britain. Bring home the troops, give us back our rights, trust the people," he added. | "For six-and-a-half years he has remained steadfast in Parliament Square, the last dissenting voice in Britain. Bring home the troops, give us back our rights, trust the people," he added. |
| The jury commended Wallinger, 48, for its "immediacy, visceral intensity and historic importance". | |
| They said: "The work combines a bold political statement with art's ability to articulate fundamental human truths." | They said: "The work combines a bold political statement with art's ability to articulate fundamental human truths." |
| The other artists on the shortlist, Zarina Bhimji, Mike Nelson and Nathan Coley, each received £5,000 for their "outstanding presentations" at the show. | |
| Brian Haw's protest in Parliament Square began in 2001 | |
| Nelson was shortlisted for Amnesiac Shrine, which features a maze of mirrors, while Bhimji's photographs of Uganda included a picture of automatic guns lined up against a wall. | |
| Coley's work is a scaffold with the phrase "there will be no miracles here" spelt out in lightbulbs. | |
| The Turner Prize, established in 1984, is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of his or her work in the 12 months before May this year. | |
| Last year German-born artist Tomma Abts became the first woman painter to win the prize. |