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Martin Boyce (born 1967) [1] is a Scottish sculptor inspired by early 20th century modernism. [2] [3]

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Boyce was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire [1] and educated at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. [4] He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA in environmental art in 1990, then a MFA in 1997. [5] He lives in Glasgow with his wife and children. [6]

Boyce won the 2011 Turner Prize for his installation Do Words Have Voices, displayed at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. [1] The installation is a recreation of a park in autumn. [3] [6]

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  6. 1 2 "Turner Prize winner Martin Boyce shrugs off streaker in a tutu gatecrashing his big night – Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.