Scottish-Sikh artist wins prize

Art created by Jasleen Kaur, which celebrates her Scottish-Sikh heritage, has won this year’s Turner Prize. The Turner Prize is an important art award given to a British artist. Born in Glasgow, Kaur said, “I see myself as being somewhere in between British, Indian, British-Asian, Glaswegian, Punjabi and something else entirely new.” In her art, she uses everyday objects to create sculptures and images that are designed to tell stories about identity. Her Turner Prize-winning work features an old red car draped in a giant doily (lacy material used on tables for decoration). For 40 years, the Turner Prize has been rewarding artists who are either born in Britain or have spent time working in Britain. Winners often become famous. Previous winners include Anish Kapoor, Steve McQueen, Antony Gormley, Grayson…

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