Synopsis
A 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.
- Programme: Sensationalists: The Bad Girls and Boys of British Art
- Episode: 01: Upstarts
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2022
- Art & Design
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