SENSATIONALISTS: THE BAD GIRLS AND BOYS OF BRITISH ART
(3 PART SERIES FOR BBC TWO)
In 1997 unprecedented crowds flocked to see a rotting cow’s head, a pickled shark and a head made of blood, causing outrage and controversy. The Sensation exhibition became a sensation.Starting in the 1980s art schools, dole queues and squats of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain, this series embarks on a whirlwind journey to Sensation and beyond to witness a shift in power when underground youth culture takes on the establishment, and wins.
“Episode two of this absorbing series is what we’ve all signed up for, the centrepiece: it’s a lively account of Sensation, the game-changing Royal Academy exhibition in which Charles Saatchi encouraged a gang of punk-inspired artists to run amok.” Sunday Times
I edited episode 2 of this series with Director Todd Austin of Bohemia Films