Spoof art prize features Queen and Ukraine
THE shortlist for the spoof Turnip Prize has been revealed with entries acknowledging the death of the Queen and the war in Ukraine.
The “world-famous” annual award goes to someone who has “created something that they perceive to be crap art using the least amount of effort possible”.
Organiser Trevor Prideaux, of The New Inn, in Wedmore, Somerset, said this year’s entries include RIP Elizabeth the 2nd, a torn second-class stamp. And an effort named Ukraine features a yellow plastic crane carrying a yew sprig.
Mr Prideaux said: “The worldfamous Turnip Prize has been running for 24 years. This year we have received 69 entries. We have ordered a second skip.”
The competition pokes fun at the Turner Prize. The winner of this year’s competition will be unveiled on December 7 and awarded a turnip attached to a wooden base.