The Turner Prize 2016 nominees
The prestigious Turner Prize is awarded every year to an artist under 50 living in Britain. These are the four nominated artists.
Contemplation in its many forms
Turner Prize-nominated artworks have been known to shock, like this huge installation by Anthea Hamilton entitled "Project for a Door." Past Turner provocateurs include Damien Hirst, who created installations of a shark, a sheep and a cow preserved in formaldehyde.
Pennies from heaven?
"Michael Dean starts his work with writing - which he then gives physical form," according to the Tate website. Those physical forms are often abstract, using materials such as steel, soil, and sheet metal, but also recognizable, such as the pennies in this work. The coins represent the poverty line set in the UK for a family of four - minus one penny.
All aboard
Josephine Pryde's "A Fun Ride to Nowhere" is a scaled Deutsche Bahn model locomotive with British Rail carriages trailing behind. The model is bejeweled with graffiti on its sides. In previous exhibitions in San Francisco, Berlin and Bristol, visitors were allowed to ride on it, but the artist decide to let the train stall in Britain.
Enigmatic poetry
Helen Marten's collage-like works are subtle and poetic, invoking countless associations and prompting viewers to look more closely to solve their riddle. This sculpture assembles not only steel and aluminum, but also leather, glass, feathers and concrete.