Sensation
Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 15. September 1997
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-500-23752-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings together work which has startled the art world. As a collector and patron of young British artists, Charles Saatchi has been a committed supporter of British art as it is being produced. This support has extended beyond artists of renowned notoriety, such as Rachel Whiteread and Damien Hirst, to others at the cutting edge of art. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Royal Academy in the autumn of 1997, this volume features work by more than 40 controversial or radical artists working in Britain. The book's essays introduce the critical context of the work and document the phenomenon of the British art scene of the 1990s. There are contributions from Norman Rosenthal, Exhibitions Secretary at the Royal Academy of Arts, the historian Lisa Jardine, critics Richard Shone and Brooks Adams, and painter and critic Martin Maloney. The essays reveal the achievements of young artists in Britain and the role played by innovative patronage.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
100 colour and 80 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-23752-6 (9780500237526)
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