Turner prize: artists over 50 will now be eligible for prestigious award

Artists of any age will be able to participate in Britain’s most prestigious contemporary art prize following rule changeBritain’s most prestigious contemporary art prize is making major rule changes to allow artists of any age to participate – an acknowledgement that people are never too old to “experience a breakthrough in their work”.The Turner prize, which has helped the early careers of artists including Rachel Whiteread, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, will from