2006 Turner Prize

This article is about the 2006 Turner Prize for British contemporary art.

There were four nominees for the 2006 Turner Prize and the winner was Tomma Abts.

The nominees in alphabetical order were:

The Turner Prize is awarded for a show by the artist in the previous year. When nominees are told of their nomination they then prepare exhibits for the Turner Prize exhibition, often at short notice. As such, the Turner Prize exhibition may not feature the works for which the artist was initially nominated by the judges. However the Turner Prize exhibition tends to be the basis on which public and press judge the artist's worthiness for nomination.

Tomma Abts exhibited works were eleven abstract paintings (acrylic and oil on canvas). The works titles are all taken from a book of German Christian names and included:

Artist's statement:

"I can't really ever say what it will look like or how it will finish or what will make it work. It's a different idea or moment for each painting. It's not really... I try so much with the composition and colour, and get closer and closer, and then there's always a moment where there's a surprise, when I try something and ... everything is in place."

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Phil Collins' exhibited works were films and an installation consisting of a fully staffed and functioning production office.

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Mark Titchner's exhibited works were installations and pictures, including:

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Rebecca Warren's exhibited works were sculptures and installations, including:

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