Sensation

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Sensation was a highly controversial late-1990s art exhibition showcasing works by the Young British Artists, including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, that sparked intense public and media debate over contemporary art and censorship.

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Sensation canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art exhibition
associatedWith Young British Artists movement
basedOnCollectionOf Charles Saatchi
countryOfExhibition Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
curatedBy Charles Saatchi
Norman Rosenthal
describedAs highly controversial
featuresArtist Chris Ofili
Damien Hirst
Gary Hume
Gillian Wearing
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Jenny Saville
Marc Quinn
Marcus Harvey
Rachel Whiteread
Sarah Lucas
Tracey Emin
featuresMovement Young British Artists
genre conceptual art
contemporary art
hasNotableWork Dead Dad
Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995
Hymn
Myra
Self
Some Went Mad, Some Ran Away
The Holy Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary

Zygotic Acceleration, Biogenetic, De-Sublimated Libidinal Model
hasTheme celebrity culture
censorship
media controversy
morality and art
religion and blasphemy
shock tactics in art
violence and crime
hasTitle Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection
hasTourLocation Brooklyn Museum, New York City
linked to: Brooklyn Museum

Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
influenced public perception of Young British Artists
languageOfTitle English
location Royal Academy of Arts, London
organizedBy Royal Academy of Arts
startDate 1997
subjectOf media debate on censorship
public debate on contemporary art
usesWorksFrom Saatchi Collection
linked to: Saatchi Gallery

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Tommy (rock opera) hasPart Sensation
Boys and Girls includesSong Sensation
subject linked to: album "Boys and Girls"
Poésies (Rimbaud) notableWork Sensation