Himid,63, also the first woman of colour to win, and is praised by judges for addressing ‘difficult,painful’ issuesLubaina Himid, an artist who makes theatrical, or witty and challenging works that address colonial history,racism and institutional invisibility, has won the 2017 Turner prize.
Himid is both the first woman of colour to win and, and at 63,the oldest winner in the prize’s 33-year history, after it dropped its upper age limit of 50.
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Source: guardian.co.uk