Tate Britain to Open Major Exhibition Exploring Art and Fashion of the 1990s
Tate Britain will stage the first exhibition to explore the art, photography and fashion of the 1990s from October 8, 2026 to February 14, 2027. The show features nearly 70 artists, photographers and designers including the Young British Artists, Alexander McQueen, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili and Juergen Teller, and brings together over 100 photographs, paintings, sculptures and garments. Curated by Edward Enninful OBE with Jessica Vaughan, Helen Little, Dominique Heyse-Moore, Alex Farquharson and Celeste McEvoy, the exhibition draws on Enninful’s experience of the decade to re-evaluate Britain’s cultural identity.
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The presentation positions the 1990s as a pivotal moment when a resourceful generation reshaped British art and fashion after the economic uncertainty of the 1980s, highlighting DIY attitudes, club culture, Black British designers and conceptual movements. For collectors and curators it offers a benchmark for reassessing market interest in YBA-era works and 1990s fashion archives, while underscoring institutional focus on diversity and the intersection of art and design at a time when such crossovers continue to influence contemporary programming.
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- Artists: Juergen Teller, Alexander McQueen, Corinne Day, Nigel Shafran, Roshini Kempadoo, Eileen Perrier, Barbara Walker, Jenny Saville, Gillian Wearing, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Sarah Lucas, Mark Leckey, Dave Swindells, Peter J Walsh, Tony Davis, Normski, Eddie Otchere, Ewen Spencer, Poulomi Desai, Stuart Linden Rhodes, Jon Shard, Seana Gavin, Vinca Peterson, Elaine Constantine, Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili, Keith Piper, Ozwald Boateng, Joe Casely-Hayford, Koto Bolofo, Jason Evans, Simon Foxton, Hamad Butt, Helen Chadwick, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Cathy de Monchaux, Cerith Wyn Evans, Rachel Whiteread, Gary Hume, Damien Hirst, Nick Knight, David Sims, Craig McDean, Wolfgang Tillmans, Yinka Shonibare, Maud Sulter, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano
- People: Edward Enninful OBE, Jessica Vaughan, Helen Little, Dominique Heyse-Moore, Alex Farquharson, Celeste McEvoy
- Museums: Tate Britain
- Locations: London
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