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Top 10 Turner Prize winners

Published on 2010-05-26 06:52:00

We can be forgiven for thinking that Turner Prize jurors have a severe visual impairment. They do not. If the Prize didn't generate controversy would it ever be front page news? 'Never' is the answer and they know it. And with 'never' would come lacklustre visitor numbers, fewer column inches, no Channel4 sponsorship deal, fewer patrons, celebs, and wannabe fat cats drinking champagne at the opening to schmooze.1. Martin Creed (Winner 2001)"Work No. 227, The Lights Going On and Off""A bright, sp

Top 10 celebrity art collectors

Published on 2010-05-17 08:23:00

1. David Bowie2. Marc Jacobs3. Madonna4. Victoria Beckham5. Kylie Minogue6. Hugh Grant7. Lady Gaga8. Christina Aguilera9. Jay Z and Beyonce10. Oprah Winfrey11. Other celebrity collectorsCollecting art makes you look posh and clever. Not that any of the names on this list need to look any posher or smarter, but it gives them a touch of class... And immortality. Let's face it, nobody will remember Victoria Beckham's name just like nobody knows who Barbara Hutton was. But now she

Top 10 sex in contemporary art

Published on 2010-05-12 16:09:00

Adult themes & strong language - to avoid stop reading now. Have they been sniffing Viagra or just ran out of themes? I am guessing it's the latter. If contemporary art's obsession with shagging had a voice it would say: "You know what? I can't think of anything truly meaningful or anything of substance to show you, so I'll just show you my t*ts". Look below to see how copulation replaced immaculate conception as motif Uno in art.1. John CurrinRiding Miss DaisySaturday Night Beaver Some say