http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article2994390.ece The artist who produced a shaky video of a man walking around a gallery in a bear costume has won the 2007 Turner Prize, Britain’s foremost contemporary art award. Mark Wallinger, 48, from Chigwell in Essex, has been intriguing visitors to the Turner exhibition at Tate Liverpool with Sleeper, in which, dressed in synthetic fur, he wanders aimlessly around a gallery long after closing time, looking out at passers-by and occasionally disappearing from sight. Wallinger received the £25,000 cheque ************************* 25k for dressing as a teddy bear, i am seriously considering singing the teddys bear picnic song for the christmas charts dressed as mohammed the teddy, but i need financial backers, we could make millions, if your interested contact me by private message, i will need a manager, you will get 50% ofthe worldwide profits, & i am willing to let you be co singer as a duo, we will be on larry king in a week, Do the maths it will be massive.
This art piece really speaks to me. I find it quite moving. Aren't we all essentially like bears walking around pretending we aren't animals? This is certainly one of the most important artworks of the 21st century.
