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Favourite Deller wins Turner Prize

Deller - Wins £25,000
Deller - Wins £25,000

Artist Jeremy Deller has been named the winner of this year's Turner Prize for his work 'Memory Bucket'.

'Memory Bucket' is a mixed media installation about US President George W Bush's hometown of Crawford, Texas.

Describing himself as shocked and surprised at his win, Deller said that his work was about Bush but was not anti-Bush.

"I'm not knocking him but I'm not a fan of his. I didn't want to make a film that had a go at him. I'm just interested in him as a personality," he said.

38-year-old Deller had been the bookies' favourite to win and takes home a prize of £25,000.

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