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Dust artist wins first Artes MundiA man whose artwork is made from dust collected near Ground Zero in New York has become the first winner of a £40,000 award for visual artists.
Xu Bing clinched the Artes Mundi (Arts of the World) Prize for the specially-commissi oned piece.
He was one of 10 finalists for the award, which aims to establish Wales as a pioneer in the support of the arts.
Bing, who is from China but now lives and works in America, was presented with the award on Sunday evening.
His installation, "Where does the dust collect itself?" was especially made for the Artes Mundi Prize contest.
He covered the museum's floor with the dust he had collected from the 11 September 2001 terror attacks in New York.
The surface of the settled dust was then punctuated by the Chinese verse, "As there
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