Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art
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Play S1 E1Rebellious, 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.
Cast: Keith Allen
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Series 1
3 episodes
1. UpstartsA 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.CC59minSep 27, 2022
2. Is It Art?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?CC59minOct 4, 2022
3. Fame and FortuneThe 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.CC59minOct 11, 2022
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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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Min Clough
- Created by
- Todd Austin
- Cast
- Keith Allen
- Studio
- Bohemia Films
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Audio languages
English
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