Turner Prize

The Turner Prize has been awarded to Glasgow-based artist, Simon Starling. Starling, a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, was selected from a shortlist of four which included Scottish artist, Jim Lambie.

Prestigious and controversial, the Turner Prize was established in 1984 to encourage the collection of contemporary art. It was called the Turner Prize after the early 19th century English landscape painter, JMW Turner (1775-1851). While it is hard to see the connection, Turner himself had wanted to establish a prize for young artists and although we now see Turner as a great British artist, he was very controversial in his own day.

Scran holds a wealth of images relating to the work of artists who have won or been nominated for the Turner Prize. To view, key Turner Prize into the Search Scran box.

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