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Every year the Turner Prize and Channel 4 bring off the remarkable feat of making contemporary art the hot topic. At newsdesks and around the land, people suspend conversations about celebrities, football and house prices to discuss the merits of the nominated artists — or just to splutter about how art isn't what it used to be.
Fortunately, art not being what it used to be is the whole point of the Turner, which is awarded annually to a British artist under the age of 50. Freshness and originality are key — and although the four artists nominated this year differ widely in their subject–matter and approach, each has these qualities in spades. Each is also interested in aspects of society and social relations — from intimate personal stories and folk–culture to architecture, global politics, history and race.
This website has lots of information to help you put yourself in the judge's position. So take a look around, try your luck at our competition to win tickets to the Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Britain, and say what you think in the online discussions.
Channel 4 will be broadcasting profiles of the artists and their work in The Slot from 29 November to 1 December at 7.55pm and the prize ceremony will be shown live at 8pm on 6 December.
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