Summary
The 2025 Turnip Prize was awarded to Ali Can for his art piece called "Bitter & Twisted", which is a crushed can of beer. The prize, a parody of the Turner Prize, is for creating bad artwork with the least effort, and it was presented at a ceremony in Somerset.
Key Facts
- The Turnip Prize for 2025 was given to Ali Can for his work "Bitter & Twisted".
- The prize is organized by a pub in Somerset and satirizes the Turner Prize.
- The winning artwork is a crushed can of beer.
- The prize includes a turnip on a rusty nail in a block of wood and a blue plaque.
- This was the 27th year the Turnip Prize was awarded.
- Ali Can's entry was inspired by not winning in 2022.
- The event started after Tracey Emin's "My Bed" was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1999.
- Money was raised for charity by auctioning a chance to be a judge.
