Visitors look at an installation entitled “Project for a Door” by artist Anthea Hamilton, during a photocall for the 2016 Turner Prize, at Tate Britain in London on September 26, 2016.(Adrian Dennis, AFP Getty)
A member of staff poses for photographs next to works by artist Josephine Pryde including ‘The New Media Express in a Temporary Siding (Baby Wants To Ride)’ (in foreground) during a press preview for the 2016 Turner Prize at Tate Britain on September 26, 2016 in London, England. (Carl Court, Getty)
A member of staff poses next to an installation by British artist Anthea Hamilton entitled ‘Guimard Chastity Belt’ during a press preview for the 2016 Turner Prize at Tate Britain on September 26, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
A member of staff poses for photographs next to works by artist Michael Dean during a press preview for the 2016 Turner Prize at Tate Britain on September 26, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
A woman pauses as she looks at artwork in installation by artist Helen Marten, during a photocall for the 2016 Turner Prize, at Tate Britain in London on September 26, 2016. (Adrian Dennis, AFP Getty)
LONDON (AP) — A model train and bare buttocks are among artworks nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize.
Work by four shortlisted artists went on display Monday at London’s Tate Britain gallery. The show includes Michael Dean’s scrap-metal sculptures, Helen Marten’s collage-based works, Josephine Pryde’s model of a graffiti-covered train and Anthea Hamilton’s surrealist sculptures, including a 33-foot-tall model of a man’s naked posterior.
The winner of the 25,000-pound ($32,000) prize will be announced Dec. 5.
Founded in 1984 and given annually to a Britain-based artist under 50, the prize often sparks heated debate about the value of modern art.
Named for 19th-century landscape painter J.M.W. Turner, the award helped make stars of potter Grayson Perry, shark pickler Damien Hirst and “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen.
