![]() ![]() ![]() The book ends with an update on the artists’ careers and fortunes. ![]() Dismissed as trivial gimmickry and praised for its witty energy, their art made a mark both on the art scene and on public consciousness that continues to reverberate today.Īrtrage! tells the raucous story of the YBAs, chronicling the group’s rise to prominence from the landmark show ‘Freeze’ curated by Damien Hirst, through their 1990s heyday and the notorious ‘Sensation’ exhibition, to the Momart fire of 2004 that seemed to symbolize the group’s fading from centre stage. The Young British Artists (YBAs) stormed on to the contemporary art scene in 1988 with their attention-grabbing, ironic art, exploding art-world conventions with brazen disdain. ![]()
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