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 2

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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, England
surface form: London
associatedWithCollector Charles Saatchi
associatedWithGallery Saatchi Gallery
associatedWithInstitution Goldsmiths, University of London
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
emergedInPeriod 1990s
late 1980s
field contemporary art
gainedProminenceIn 1990s
hasAbbreviation YBAs
surface form: YBA
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 Great Britain
surface form: Britain
typicalMedium conceptual art
installation art
mixed media
sculpture
typicalTheme consumer culture
death
identity
sexuality
taboo subjects

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