Freeze (1988)

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Freeze (1988) was a landmark London art exhibition curated by Damien Hirst that launched the Young British Artists movement and transformed the contemporary British art scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art exhibition ⓘ
group exhibition ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom ⓘ
curatedBy Damien Hirst ⓘ
curator Damien Hirst ⓘ
genre contemporary art ⓘ
impact raised the profile of British contemporary art internationally ⓘ
inception 1988 ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
movementAssociated Young British Artists ⓘ
movementLaunched Young British Artists ⓘ
notableFor attracting attention from collectors and dealers ⓘ
introducing a new generation of British artists ⓘ
organisedBy Goldsmiths College students ⓘ
participant Abigail Lane ⓘ
Angus Fairhurst ⓘ
Damien Hirst ⓘ
Fiona Rae ⓘ
Gary Hume ⓘ
Mat Collishaw ⓘ
Michael Landy ⓘ
Sarah Lucas ⓘ
significance helped transform the contemporary British art scene ⓘ
landmark exhibition in the London art scene ⓘ
startTime 1988 ⓘ

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Britart → notableExhibition → Freeze (1988) ⓘ
YBAs → associatedWith → Freeze (1988 exhibition) ⓘ
linked to: Freeze (1988)