Celebrating the Legacy of the Freeze Exhibition
35 years ago today, the doors of a Port Authority building in London’s Dockland’s were thrown open, and a new generation of artists were born – the Young British Artists (YBAs).
The student exhibition, curated by Damien Hirst, has gone down in history as an event that rewrote the rule book. To this day, the YBAs are considered some of the most ambitious and notorious figures to ever grace the art world.
To honour the anniversary of Freeze, we’re remembering the madness of the exhibition, the art included, and looking at a selection of the featured artists to see how their careers have gone from strength to strength.
Read the full article at EnterGallery.com.
Image: Angela Bulloch sits on Damien Hirst’s lap during preparations for Freeze (Credit: Simon Patterson/Courtesy of Angela Bulloch)
Date:
6 August 2023