Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art

2022
Ended
Documentary
~1h / ep
1 season
9.0/10

Rebellious, provocative and unapologetic. The Young British Artists crashed the 90s art scene, making Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and others household names. This is their story.

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E1. Upstarts
Sep 27, 2022 · 59m
A look at the origins of the Young British Artists in the art schools of the mid-80s, a shocking and provocative movement which would culminate in the notorious 1997 exhibition Sensation.
E2. Is It Art?
Oct 4, 2022 · 59m
In the 90s, young creatives, grouped together by advertising guru Charles Saatchi, respond provocatively to the decade's wave of optimism. The results are explosive - but is it art?
E3. Fame and Fortune
Oct 11, 2022 · 59m
The Royal Academy’s iconoclastic Sensation is itself a sensation. 300,000 attend the show, causing protests and resignations. Meanwhile, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin reach mega-star status.