Interesting article on the site ARTinvestment.RU (by Yuri Maximov)
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English Prize J. M. W. Turner (JMW Turner), which is awarded each year, outstanding artists younger than 50 years, is one of the main events of the art-world. In the 1990's this event has become so popular that some countries have decided to follow the UK: for example, in France in 2000 Award was established by Marcel Duchamp (Marcel Duchamp). More recently, and Russia has a similar award in the field of contemporary art - Kandinsky Prize.
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1.Laureat Turner Prize in 2006 Tomma Abts receives award from the hands of the famous artist Yoko Ono.