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Turner Prize History

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The Turner Prize has been the butt of cartoonists' jokes for the last twenty years, from clever variants of 'A child of six could have done it' to more complex links between the exhibition and current politics. Below are some of our favourites - click on the thumbnails to jump down to larger versions.

Guardian 1984Heath Independent 1992Jak Evening Standard 1993Heath Independent 1993

Felix Bennett New Statesman and Society 1994Mac Daily Mail 1995Steve Bell Guardian 1998

Matt Daily Telegraph 1998Mac Daily Mail 1999Heath The Mail on Sunday 2002

The Guardian, 1984
Peter Clarke Guardian 1984

Upset
Heath Independent 1992

Jak Evening Standard 1993
Jak Evening Standard 1993
Vong Phaophanit 1993

Heath Independent 1993
Heath Independent 1993

Felix Bennett New Statesman and Society 1994
Felix Bennett New Statesman and Society 1994
Antony Gormley 1994

Mac Daily Mail 1995
Mac Daily Mail 1995
Damien Hirst 1995

Steve Bell Guardian 1998
Steve Bell Guardian 1998

Matt Daily Telegraph 1998
Matt, Telegraph Group Limited 1998
Chris Ofili 1998

Mac Daily Mail 1999
Mac Daily Mail 1999
Tracey Emin 1999

Heath Mail on Sunday 2002
Heath Mail on Sunday 2002
Fiona Banner 2002