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Article: Prize hails artist as a man of the futures.(News)
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- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2006
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Byline: By David Whetstone
A prestigious art prize has been won for the first time by a North-East artist. David Whetstone talks to a delighted Matt Stokes.
The success of Matt Stokes in the Beck's Futures 2006 competition will be music to the ears of those who admire his work (quite literally ( since music is a source of inspiration).
But it is also good news for those who trumpet the region's cultural renaissance.
Younger than the Turner Prize and less mired in controversy, Beck's Futures carries a lot of weight on the contemporary arts ...