Series
Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
1Upstarts27 Sept 2022 · 59mA 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.
2Is It Art?4 Oct 2022 · 59mIn 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?
3Fame and Fortune11 Oct 2022 · 59mThe 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.
Details
- First aired
- 27 Sept 2022
- Last aired
- 11 Oct 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Keith AllenSelf (Narrator)
