This year's prestigious&nbsp;Turner&nbsp;Prize&nbsp;will be shared by all&nbsp;four&nbsp;shortlisted&nbsp;artists&nbsp;after they formed a collective to show solidarity at a time of global "political crisis", in a shock win announced Tuesday.

Oscar Murillo, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock and Tai Shani were all named winners on Tuesday evening at a ceremony at the&nbsp;Turner&nbsp;Contemporary gallery in the seaside town of Margate, in southeast England.

The&nbsp;four,&nbsp;who had not met each other before being shortlisted,&nbsp;will split the $52,000 prize&nbsp;money for one of the world's most prestigious awards for visual and contemporary art.

British Vogue magazine editor Edward Enninful, who announced the&nbsp;prize, called the decision "incredible".

Ahead of the announcement, the&nbsp;four&nbsp;had sent a plea to the judges explaining their reasons for forming the collective.

"At this time of political crisis in Britain and much of the world, when there is already so much that divides and isolates people and communities, we feel strongly motivated to use the occasion of the&nbsp;Prize&nbsp;to make a collective statement in the name of commonality, multiplicity and solidarity -– in art as in society," they wrote.

More than 60,000 people have already seen the works by the&nbsp;four&nbsp;shortlisted&nbsp;artists&nbsp;since they went on display at the gallery in Margate in September.

"We each work with specific issues, but it doesn't mean that we see those things in separation from each other," said Abu Hamdan.

"The condition of competition would actually turn the messages away from each other."

Turner&nbsp;Contemporary director Victoria Pomery has described their work as "fantastic exhibitions".

Murillo had been the favourite to win. His work draws on his experiences of growing up in Colombia, before moving to London aged 11.

He combines his roots in Latin America with Western art, to create sculptures, models and vividly painted abstract canvasses for multimedia installations.

After the announcement, he said: "We have very strong individual voices, but somehow the&nbsp;prize&nbsp;needed to be concluded in this way."

Controversy

Abu Hamdan, who is based in Beirut, bills himself a "private ear", rather than a "private eye" investigating and trying to analyse sounds and how they contribute to identity.

Part of his submission for the coveted&nbsp;prize&nbsp;involved recreating the acoustic memories of former inmates of a Syrian prison, where they were held shackled and blindfolded.

Cammock, who is based in London, is a multimedia artist working in film, photography and text, who uses social history to examine power structures.

Her film "The Long Note" examines the different roles and involvement of women in the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland in 1968.

She said the idea of forming a collective "literally came out of the first meeting with each other."

London-based Shani described her submission as an "expanded psychedelic" adaptation of Christine de Pizan's 15th work "The Book of the City of Ladies".

Her work, which was nearly five years in the making, features 12 imagined characters on film and live performance to explore feminism and power structures.

The coveted&nbsp;Turner&nbsp;Prize&nbsp;is named after the great British land and seascape painter JMW&nbsp;Turner&nbsp;and is designed to promote public interest in contemporary art.

The Margate gallery is built on the site of his lodging house, an image of which will feature on the new £20 note due out in February next year, alongside a depiction of the artist.

Controversy has often swirled around the&nbsp;Turner, which is awarded to a young British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the past year.

In 2016, the shortlisted works included a giant gold sculpture of a pair of buttocks and chastity belts.

Other famous installations over the years include Tracey Emin's unmade bed, works made from elephant dung, clippings of human hair and a pile of bricks.

Last year's winner was video artist Charlotte Prodger, who shot a film on her iPhone about coming out as gay in rural Scotland.

Next year's&nbsp;prize&nbsp;will be awarded at Tate Britain gallery on the banks of the River Thames in London.

This year's prestigious Turner Prize will be shared by all four shortlisted artists after they formed a collective to show solidarity at a time of global "political crisis", in a shock win announced Tuesday.

This year's prestigious Turner Prize will be shared by all four shortlisted artists after they formed a collective to show solidarity at a time of global "political crisis", in a shock win announced Tuesday. Oscar Murillo, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock and Tai Shani were all named winners on Tuesday evening at a ceremony at the Turner Contemporary gallery in the seaside town of Margate, in southeast England. The four, who had not met each other before being shortlisted, will split the $52,000 prize money for one of the world's most prestigious awards for visual and contemporary art. British Vogue magazine editor Edward Enninful, who announced the prize, called the decision "incredible". Ahead of the announcement, the four had sent a plea to the judges explaining their reasons for forming the collective. "At this time of political crisis in Britain and much of the world, when there is already so much that divides and isolates people and communities, we feel strongly motivated to use the occasion of the Prize to make a collective statement in the name of commonality, multiplicity and solidarity -– in art as in society," they wrote. More than 60,000 people have already seen the works by the four shortlisted artists since they went on display at the gallery in Margate in September. "We each work with specific issues, but it doesn't mean that we see those things in separation from each other," said Abu Hamdan. "The condition of competition would actually turn the messages away from each other." Turner Contemporary director Victoria Pomery has described their work as "fantastic exhibitions". Murillo had been the favourite to win. His work draws on his experiences of growing up in Colombia, before moving to London aged 11. He combines his roots in Latin America with Western art, to create sculptures, models and vividly painted abstract canvasses for multimedia installations. After the announcement, he said: "We have very strong individual voices, but somehow the prize needed to be concluded in this way." Controversy Abu Hamdan, who is based in Beirut, bills himself a "private ear", rather than a "private eye" investigating and trying to analyse sounds and how they contribute to identity. Part of his submission for the coveted prize involved recreating the acoustic memories of former inmates of a Syrian prison, where they were held shackled and blindfolded. Cammock, who is based in London, is a multimedia artist working in film, photography and text, who uses social history to examine power structures. Her film "The Long Note" examines the different roles and involvement of women in the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland in 1968. She said the idea of forming a collective "literally came out of the first meeting with each other." London-based Shani described her submission as an "expanded psychedelic" adaptation of Christine de Pizan's 15th work "The Book of the City of Ladies". Her work, which was nearly five years in the making, features 12 imagined characters on film and live performance to explore feminism and power structures. The coveted Turner Prize is named after the great British land and seascape painter JMW Turner and is designed to promote public interest in contemporary art. The Margate gallery is built on the site of his lodging house, an image of which will feature on the new £20 note due out in February next year, alongside a depiction of the artist. Controversy has often swirled around the Turner, which is awarded to a young British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the past year. In 2016, the shortlisted works included a giant gold sculpture of a pair of buttocks and chastity belts. Other famous installations over the years include Tracey Emin's unmade bed, works made from elephant dung, clippings of human hair and a pile of bricks. Last year's winner was video artist Charlotte Prodger, who shot a film on her iPhone about coming out as gay in rural Scotland. Next year's prize will be awarded at Tate Britain gallery on the banks of the River Thames in London.

Turner Prize 2019 won by collective of four artists to show 'solidarity'

The Tate Britain museum presented works by four contenders for this year's award, which will be announced on December 5

The Turner Prize exhibition was unveiled today at the Tate Britain museum that presented works by four artists shortlisted for this year’s award. A large sculpture of a bare backside and a model train were among the artworks unveiled in London. The award will be announced on December 5. Named after English painter JMW Turner, the prize has previously courted controversy for its unconventional choices. Among this year's nominees are Andrea Hamilton whose "Lichen! Libido! (London!) Chastity!" is a re-staging of an exhibition in New York. It features a massive sculpture of a bare backside. Micheal Deen's "Sic Glyphs" is a combination of works from his nominated exhibitions at South London Gallery and de Appel, Amsterdam. One work has been made from 20,436 Pounds ($26,503) worth of penny coins, in a reference to the UK poverty line for a family of four. "When Michael installs that work he takes away a penny, so the amount of money on the floor you couldn't live on," said Linsey Young, curator of contemporary art at Tate Britain. "He really wants us to think about what it means to live in a society, what it means to have responsibility for the people you love and the people who are around you." Also in the running is Josephine Pryde. Work from her exhibit "lapses in Thinking By the person I Am" and other creations including a model train are on display. Helen Marten presents a series of works from nominated projects “Lunar Nibs” and “Eucalyptus Let Us In”. Her works feature screen printing and sculptures that bring together a range of handmade and found objects, to create poetic visual puzzles. Established in 1984, the prize is given to a British artist under the age of 50. The winner gets 25,000 Pounds. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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Turner Prize 2019 won by collective of four artists to show 'solidarity'

Turner Prize 2016: Bare backside, model train among contenders