Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art
Series 1
3 episodes · Sep 27, 2022
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S1E1Upstarts
Sep 27, 202259mA 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.
S1E2Is It Art?
Oct 4, 202259mIn 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?
S1E3Fame and Fortune
Oct 11, 202259mThe 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.