Overview:
Spanning more than a decade, from 1990 to the present, Aftershock puts the spotlight on the period which saw British art re-emerge as a dominant force on the international contemporary art stage. It features the work of 12 of the most significant artists who came to prominence during the early nineties and whose careers are still flourishing today.
Aftershock tells the story of how the UK’s artistic landscape was revolutionised as a new generation of British artists injected a heady mix of controversy and glamour into the contemporary art world.
The exhibition features iconic works by renowned British artists Jake & Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Douglas Gordon, Mona Hatoum, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, Mark Wallinger and Gillian Wearing.