A train, a brick suit and a giant bum: take a peek at art by the 2016 Turner Prize finalists

 A model train and bare buttocks are among artworks nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize.

Work by four shortlisted artists went on display Monday at London's Tate Britain gallery.

The show includes Michael Dean's scrap-metal sculptures. 

The poverty line in pennies: Michael Dean's Turner prize installation at Tate Britain. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)

Helen Marten uses sculpture, collage and screen printing to create her work. 

Helen Marten creates 'poetic, pictorial puzzles,' according to the Tate. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)

Josephine Pryde's work includes a model of a graffiti-covered train and photography. 

Josephine Pryde's work includes a train entitled New Media Express (Baby Wants to Ride). (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)

Anthea Hamilton's surrealist sculptures include a 10-metre tall model of a man's naked posterior and a brick suit. 

A woman walks by Anthea Hamilton's Brick Suit, part of her Lichen! Libido! Chastity! installation for the Turner Prize exhibition. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)

The winner of the £25,000 ($42,813 Cdn) prize will be announced Dec. 5.

Founded in 1984 and given annually to a Britain-based artist under 50, the prize often sparks heated debate about the value of modern art.

Named for 19th-century landscape painter J.M.W. Turner, the award helped make stars of potter Grayson Perry, shark pickler Damien Hirst and 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen.

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A train, a brick suit and a giant bum: take a peek at art by the 2016 Turner Prize finalists