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Skeleton of whale and atomised jet engine on Turner Prize short list

A wall painted in liquid gold and the gigantic skeleton of a sperm whale are among the exhibits shown by the two Scottish artists vying for the most prestigious award in contemporary art, the Turner Prize.

Lucy Skaer is showing a work called Leviathan Edge, which is the partial skeleton of a male sperm whale, including its skull, visible through narrow slits in a wall.