The Tate Britain was my destination today. I decided not to see the ticketed Paul Nash exhibition but to see the Turner Prize 2016 exhibition and as much of the permanent collection as I could. I'll be back.

Established in 1984, the Turner Prize is awarded to an artist based on an exhibition of their work held the previous year. The artist has to have been born or currently living in the UK and they must be under 50. Turner Prize 2016 showcases the work of the four artists shortlisted for this year's prize. The winner will be announced on December 5. Three female artists and one male artist made the shortlist: Helen Marten, Anthea Hamilton, Josephine Pryde, and Michael Dean. The show comprised four galleries, one per artist. The wall text did a good job of explaining the intent of each artist.

Helen Marten's three sculptures did not draw me in. The titles of the pieces were listed together on the wall text, and I really had no idea which sculpture went with which title. I spent about ten minutes trying to figure it out, because I like puzzles, but realized it didn't matter. I could have solved it eventually, because she uses so many different materials in her sculptures, but I wanted to move on to other things.

Anthea Hamilton's work was much more interesting. She had eleven pieces, including the giant butt made out of polystyrene, epoxy, and oil paint; a wall of bricks painted on a suit; and five different hanging chastity belts.

Josephine Pryde's gallery displayed her series of hand photographs. She also had a scale model of a train. My favorite piece, however, was a series of eight kitchen counters. She placed various items on them and exposed them to sunlight in Berlin, Athens, and London.

I'm predicting that Michael Dean is going to win. His piece was by far the most interesting. The centerpiece was a large pile of pennies, 2,043,599 to be exact. According to the UK government, a family of four needs a minimum of £20,436 to survive for one year. The artist removed one penny to make it one penny below the poverty line. Dean's sculptures, situated throughout the installation, were made of various materials (concrete, steel, sheet metal), some he molded and cast, some looked like a human form or parts of the body, and some included molds of fists (his family's).

This photo was taken by me accidentally, but I kind of like it.

I will report back on December 5 when they announce the winner. I moved on to the permanent collection. There were so many pieces that I liked and so I will just list them.

As if to Celebrate, I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers, 1981, Anish Kapoor

They have so many Henry Moore sculptures, drawings, and prints, 634 to be exact. It was amazing.

Family Group, Henry Moore

Family Group, detail

Woman, 1957-8, Henry Moore

Multicoloured Reclining Figures, 1967 and Reclining Figure, 1967, Henry Moore

Draped Seated Figure, Henry Moore

This is the first Henry Moore acquired by the Tate.

Recumbent Figure, 1938, Henry Moore

Bed, 1980-1, Antony Gormley

This piece was made out of 8,640 slices of bread and paraffin wax on aluminum panels. It shows mirror images of his body that is reminiscent of Medieval tombs. The shape was created with partially eaten layers of bread.

Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style, 1961, David Hockney

No. 12, 1960, Magda Cordell

Volume 1, 2006-7 and Volume 2, 2006-7, Paul Noble

These are from a series of six in which Noble copied the entire
six-volume catalogue of Henry Moore's sculptures.

Red Slate Circle, 1988, Richard Long

This is red slate from the border of Vermont and New York

This was an interesting piece. The title comes not from the images but from the medium she used to make the images. She dissolved shredded pornographic videotape in a solvent.

Pornographic Drawings, 1996, Cornelia Parker

This is a powerful piece, and an American version would be appropriate in our current political climate.

Destruction of the National Front, 1979-1980, Eddie Chambers

After Lunch, 1975, Paul Caulfield

A Bigger Splash, 1967, David Hockney

Hesitate, 1964, Bridget Riley

Untitled, c. 1960, Stuart Brisley

I will definitely get back, because I only saw their collection from the 1930s to the 2000s. They have a lot more great paintings from much earlier.

I browsed their museum shop, they had lots of great books, but I used self-restraint. They had the usual products with their name, chocolate bars, shirts, bags, jigsaw puzzles. This surprised me, however.