Artist Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity

Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily has won the U.K.’s prestigious Turner Prize. Jasleen Kaur was awarded the 25,000-pound prize by actor James Norton during a ceremony at the Tate Britain gallery that was picketed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. A jury praised the way 38-year-old Kaur “weaves together the personal, political and spiritual” through items including family photos, a Ford Escort car and the popular Scottish soda Irn Bru. In her acceptance speech, Kaur expressed support for the demonstrators and called for a ceasefire. The Turner Prize was founded in 1984 and helped make stars of potter Grayson Perry, sculptor Anish Kapoor and filmmaker Steve McQueen.