It’s bad art, don’t you know

Conceived as a glorious antidote to the Turner Prize, that ‘true’ celebration of all that is supposedly great in the world of art, the Turnip Prize aims to recognise bad modern art – as long as the artist in question has displayed a spectacular lack of talent and imagination.

Since 1999 the Turnip Prize has awarded a turnip mounted on a rusty nail as its much sought after first prize and this year’s entries are suitably bad in the most inspirational way: an action man with a stamp covering his modesty, a plank of wood decorated with nails, and a piece of cheese in the shape of the letter ‘E’ (entitled ‘CheeseE).

However not all entrants are nondescript. Banksy, filmmaker and graffiti artist, has been nominated for the fifth time with his stick figure accompanied by the thought-provoking ‘Is Crap art art or is it Crap?’

Founder of the Turnip Prize, Trevor Prideaux, said he was ‘amazed’ by the originality of this year’s entries.

The winners of the Turnip Prize will be announced on 5 December – the same day as the Turner Prize – so a joint celebration beckons for art world aficionados.