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?
In the 1990s, young artists, musicians and creatives use the recession in Britain to their advantage, putting on their own shows in abandoned spaces and warehouses and moving to the run-down and deserted East End of London to live, work and play.
In an age of marketing and branding, advertising guru Charles Saatchi groups together a series of young, contemporary British artists to provide their experience of Britain, which leads to the first female winner of the Turner Prize, a pickled shark that creates waves, as well as eggs, kebabs and rotting meat 鈥 all in the name of art.
It culminates in Sensation, the iconoclastic exhibition of Saatchi鈥檚 private collection at the Royal Academy, where the young rebels are placed at the heart of the establishment. The results are explosive - but is it art?
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"The beginning of a very interesting time"
Duration: 02:24
Music Played
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The Chemical Brothers
Block Rockin' Beats
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Saint Etienne
Nothing Can Stop Us
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Happy Mondays
Hallelujah
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The Farm
Groovy Train
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Annie Lennox
Why
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Primal Scream
Movin' On Up
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Blur
There's No Other Way
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Happy Mondays
He's Gonna Step On You Again
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Suede
Animal Nitrate
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M People
Moving On Up
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Groove Is In The Heart
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Deee-Lite, Charlie's Angels (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Groove Is In Up (Part 1) (Album Version)
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Primal Scream
Loaded
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The KLF
3 A.M. Eternal
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Blur
Country House
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The Stone Roses
Fools Gold
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Pulp
Common People
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Inspiral Carpets
Commercial Rain
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David Bowie
Little Wonder
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D:Ream
Things Can Only Get Better
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Supergrass
Alright
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Keith Allen |
Director | Min Clough |
Executive Producer | Todd Austin |
Production Company | Bohemia Films |