| Description |
222 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
"A shark in formaldehyde and an unmade bed are probably the two most famous works of art that took Young British Artists out of the art world and into the mainstream press of the nineties. This book draws together the key works from the period including Damien Hirst's sliced and encased creatures, the Chapman brother's models of hell and sculptures of genetically mutated children, tracey Emin's notorious bed and tent, as well as the chilling portrait of child-murderer Myra. Putresence, the decay of the flesh, and bodily fluids are part of the vocabulary. The art strips back the surface of the body on view as it does our sensibilities. We see what lies beneath the skin and some of what is revealed is usually beautiful. There lies our discomfort and our fascination. This is art which Saatchi aptly describes as 'headbuttingly impossible to ignore'." - book jacket |
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Saatchi Gallery -- Catalogs.
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Saatchi Gallery.
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Art -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
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Art, British -- 20th century -- Themes, motives -- Catalogs.
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Young artists -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
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Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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Art, British -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Catalogs.
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| Author |
Ellis, Patricia.
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Saatchi Gallery.
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| LC no. |
2003446556 |
| ISBN |
0224071807 : |
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