Tuesday 7th December 2010
Glasgow artist wins £25,000 Turner Prize
STV
A Scottish artist has won the Turner Prize with a sound sculpture that was first performed underneath three bridges in Glasgow.
Susan Philipsz, from Maryhill in Glasgow, scooped the controversial award with her work Lowlands, based on a 16th-century Scottish ballad.
Fashion designer Miuccia Prada presented the 44-year-old with the £25,000 prize at a ceremony at Tate Britain in central London.
Philipsz becomes the second Scot in a row to win the Turner Prize, following visual artist Richard Wright's success last year. She is also the second Turner Prize winner from Maryhill, following in the footsteps of Douglas Gordon.
Her installation featured three recordings of the Scottish ballad Lowlands Away, sung by Philipsz, which were played simultaneously beneath the Caledonian, George V and Glasgow bridges during the Glasgow International Art Festival.