Turner Prize: Is it art? Fans get chance to decide

[Reuters]

LONDON (Reuters) - Pickled cows, elephant dung paintings and a transvestite potter -- The Turner Prize deserves its reputation as one of art's most controversial awards.

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[hermanntrude]

from the article:

In 1995, the "Bad Boy" of British contemporary art Damien Hirst won with a pickled cow. In 2003, transvestite potter Grayson Perry wore a frilly Shirley Temple dress to accept his award. Chris Ofili used elephant dung to adorn his 1998 winning entries.

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I'm pissed at this article. pickled cows and elephant dung aside, what does it matter what the artist wore when collecting their prize for crying out loud? they didn't even bother to tell us what his entry WAS, just stipulated that he wore a dress to collect the prize. the context suggests that this means it's not art