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Architectural collective wins Turner Prize

December 10, 2015 11:18
The Assemble team

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Naomi Firsht,

Naomi Firsht

1 min read

Animal carcasses and fossils are just some of the Turner Prize-winning installations that have divided critics over what can and cannot be deemed art.

This year's winning nomination looks set to continue the trend as judges of the prestigious contemporary art prize have widened the definitions of contemporary art, choosing an architectural collective as the winner for the first time.

Assemble was awarded the prize for their work refurbishing 10 houses in Granby, Liverpool, an area which had fallen into disrepair.

Jewish founding member of the collective, Paloma Strelitz, said the group was surprised to be nominated, adding: "We sit between disciplines. Many of us have been to art schools."

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