Britart

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Britart is a contemporary British art movement known for its provocative, concept-driven works and high-profile artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

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Britart canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement ⓘ
contemporary art movement ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Chris Ofili ⓘ
Damien Hirst ⓘ
Gary Hume ⓘ
Gillian Wearing ⓘ
Jake and Dinos Chapman ⓘ
Marc Quinn ⓘ
Rachel Whiteread ⓘ
Sam Taylor-Johnson ⓘ
Sarah Lucas ⓘ
Tracey Emin ⓘ
associatedWithCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
associatedWithCollector Charles Saatchi ⓘ
associatedWithGallery Saatchi Gallery ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
emergedInPeriod 1990s ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ
field contemporary art ⓘ
gainedProminenceIn 1990s ⓘ
hasAbbreviation YBA ⓘ
linked to: YBAs
hasAlternativeName Young British Artists ⓘ
hasCharacteristic concept-driven ⓘ
controversial ⓘ
market-oriented ⓘ
media-savvy ⓘ
provocative ⓘ
hasGenre contemporary British art ⓘ
influencedArtMarket British contemporary art market ⓘ
influencedBy conceptual art ⓘ
postmodernism ⓘ
knownFor high auction prices ⓘ
tabloid media coverage ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movementIn British art ⓘ
notableExhibition Freeze (1988) ⓘ
Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection ⓘ
region Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain
typicalMedium conceptual art ⓘ
installation art ⓘ
mixed media ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
typicalTheme consumer culture ⓘ
death ⓘ
identity ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
taboo subjects ⓘ

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