TURNIP PRIZE

The six finalists for the Turnip Prize – a Turner Prize spoof that has run for 18 years from the New Inn in Wedmore, Somerset – included ‘Pulled Pork’ (a toy pig being pulled by a tractor) and ‘Minnie Driver’ (a small golf club). The prize is awarded to whomever creates what they consider to be rubbish art “using the least amount of effort possible”. Prize giving took place on 5 December. The winning entry in 2016 was a black pole named Pole Dark. BBC News, 23 Nov 2017.