The winner of the Turner Prize was to be unveiled Tuesday with four people vying for the prestigious award for contemporary art, including an Iraqi painter and an autistic artist.

Established in 1984 to celebrate contemporary British art, the Turner Prize is awarded each year to an artist born or based in Britain for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work.

Named after English painter J.M.W. Turner and his legacy of artistic experimentation, the prize organised by the Tate institution is one of the world's leading visual arts awards.

The four shortlisted artists were announced on April 23, 250 years to the day since Turner's birth.

They include two who are British born, Nnena Kalu and Rene Matic, as well as Iraqi painter Mohammed Sami and Canadian-Korean artist Za

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