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The Turnip Prize is a spoof UK award satirising the Tate Gallery's Turner Prize by rewarding deliberately bad modern art. It was started as a joke in 1999, but gained national media attention and inspired similar prizes. Credit is given for entries containing bad puns as titles, displaying "lack of effort" or "is it shit?". Conversely, entries with "too much effort" or "not shit enough" are immediately disqualified. The first prize is a turnip nailed to a block of wood. ==History== Conceived in 1999 by management and regulars of The George Hotel (now in the New Inn), Wedmore, Somerset after the exhibition of Tracey Emin's ''My Bed'' won the Turner Prize. It is organised by Trevor Prideaux. Announced as, "The Turnip Prize is a crap art competition ... You can enter anything you like, but it must be rubbish." The competition is based on the supposition, "We know it's rubbish, but is it art?". Competitors submitted entries of ridiculous objects posing as contemporary art, mostly made from junk titled with spoofs or puns. The prize is a turnip impaled on a rusty six-inch nail. In May 2000, the nominees appeared on the BBC TV Esther Rantzen show that has been featured by national and international media. In 2001, the competition was held in the public conveniences in Wedmore. In 2002, the "Monster Raving Loony Party" attempted to hijack the competition at The Trotter, Crickham, Wedmore. In 2003, the winner was James Timms with ''Take a Leaf out of My Chook'', an exhibit of a raw chicken stuffed with leaves.〔("Chicken sculpture scoops 'Turnip Prize'" ). ''BBC News'' (01 December 2003). Retrieved 08 January 2007.〕 .〔Ananova (2003)("Unicyclist wins Turnip Prize for rubbish art" ) ''Daily Times'' (Pakistan). (05 December 2003). Retrieved 09 January 2007.〕 James Timms subsequently appeared on BBC radio Scotland's Fred Macaulay Show with Ed Byrne. In 2005, Ian Osenthroat, a 69-year-old former photocopier salesman, won with the exhibit ''Birds Flew'', a bird's nest with a flu remedy box. He commented satirically, "I have entered this most coveted art award on several occasions and I really feel that the lack of effort this year has really paid off."〔("Bird's nest awarded Turnip Prize" ). ''BBC News'' (06 December 2005). Retrieved 08 January 2007.〕 Winner in 2006 was Ian Lewis with the exhibit ''Torn Beef'', an empty corned beef can. He stated, "The work took no time at all to create." Trevor Prideaux commented, "I believe that over the last seven years the bad artists of Wedmore and surrounding areas have created far better works than Nicholas Serota and The Tate Britain Gallery could ever wish to exhibit."〔("And this year's prize turnip is ... Ian Lewis!" ). ''Weston & Somerset Mercury'' (11 December 20060. Retrieved 09 January 2006.〕 Also in 2006, the BBC's Chief Somerset Correspondent, Clinton Rogers, was immortalised as ''Clint on a Row of Jars''.〔("Turnip Prize 2006" ) ''BBC Somerset'' (01 December 2006). Retrieved 30 January 2007.〕 In 2007, the competition gained more publicity with the entry of artwork with the title ''By the Banksea''. The painting bears a striking resemblance to work by the famous Bristol graffiti artist Banksy and its origins are likrwise a closely guarded secret. ''By the Banksea'' portrays a seaside Aunt Sally in the form of a stencil of the ''Mona Lisa'', but in true Banksy-style, Mona Lisa is depicted holding a rocket launcher firing a turnip over the wreckage of a seaside pier and an emergency exit sign. Competition organiser Trevor Prideaux commented: "It does seem to be in Banksy's style. But someone has thought too much about this one and tried too hard. So for that reason it's not likely to win." The piece was duly disqualified for "too much effort, and not shit enough." The 2007 competition was won by Bracey Vermin with ''Tea P'', a group of used tea bags in the shape of a letter P. Competition entries for 2010 included "Ivor Crush"'s clothes hanger linking the letter U in "Crush", entitled "Hung up on You", and an entry by Banksy, which focused on the recent student protests of the day.〔(Turnip Prize entries compete for top bad art accolade (slideshow) ). ''BBC News Somerset'' (26 November 2010). Retrieved 30 November 2010.〕 Entries for 2011 included a piece of cheese carved into the letter E, entitled CheeseE, a fish full of dollars. Exhibit of an Action Man toy – called "First Class Mail" – with a carefully placed stamp and a coloured rock called "Half a Stone Lighter". This year's Prize featured on the BBC's ''Have I Got News For You'' for two weeks running.〔(Turnip Prize bad art contest finalists are revealed ). ''BBC News Somerset'' (26 November 2011). Retrieved 27 November 2011.〕 Entries 2012 - 87 entries. 〔(Turnip Prize 2012 ). ''London Art News'' (02 December 2012). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("Somerset woman wins Turnip prize" ). ''ITV West Country''. (03 December 2012). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("Taking the pee: 'The Three Tenas' crap art prize winner really is pants" ). ''Daily Mirror'' (03 December 2012). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("Turnip Prize triumph for Sarah" ). ''thisisthewestcountry.co.uk'' (06 December 2012). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("2012 Turnip Prize art award winner announced" ). ''Western Daily Press'' (05 December 2012). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 Also featured in The Boston Globe, BBC World Service - Russia. Entries 2013 - 69 entries. Which included entries from Ireland, Italy, Paris and USA 〔("Turnip Prize: See the winner and finalists in Somerset's bad art contest" ). ''BBC News Somerset'' (02 December 2013). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("Winner of Turnip Prize revealed" ). ''ITV West Country'' (02 December 2013). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔("'Play on words' wins top spot at Somerset's Turnip Prize awards!" ). ''Burnham-On-Sea.com'' (02 December 2013). Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔Jennifer Smith (21 November 2013). ("Is this the WORST British art has to offer? Spoof 'Turnip Prize' showcases a total lack of talent (and just a touch of satire)" ). ''MailOnline''. Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔Ruth Ovens (26 November 2013). (Cheddar Valley: Turnip Prize 2013 finalists ). ''Cheddar Valley Gazette''. Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 〔cfayfineran (03 December 2013). ('Turnip Prize' showcases an impressive lack of talent ). ''Western Daily Press''. Retrieved 01 August 2014.〕 Entries 2014 - 69 Entries Which included entries from Canada, USA, Germany and Italy () () () () () () (BBC Radio 4 The World Tonight ) () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Turnip Prize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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