%20Juergen%20Teller,%20All%20Rights%20Reserved%20(2).jpg?ssl=1 "The 90s: Art and Fashion: Tate Britain’s big and bold new exhibition is now open – here’s how to get tickets")
As the economic uncertainty of the 1980s faded somewhat, the turn of the decade welcomed a resourceful new generation of young talent in Britain.
The crowd’s taste for imperfection and ‘realness’ opens the exhibition space with photography by the likes of Corinne Day, Nigel Shafran and Juergen Teller, the talent behind the lens for magazines such as i-D, Dazed and Confused.
Further on, Roshini Kempadoo and Eileen Perrier examine the influence of print media and how it expanded mainstream notions of beauty during what’s now seen as one of the most iconic fashion eras of recent times.
Film and photography present the youthful attitude of the ’90s, with exhibits including Mark Leckey’s 1999 film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore to images documenting young people at iconic club nights across the UK, including the Haçienda in Manchester and Bagley’s in London. In a similar vein, Dave Swindells, Peter J. Walsh and Tony Davis document the rise of acid house and its influence on the decade’s culture.
Other key highlights of the exhibition include an exploration of the ‘Cool Britannia’ movement, Chris Ofili’s Turner Prize-winning 1998 painting No Woman, No Cry – a poignant tribute to Doreen and Stephen Lawrence – and work from artists such as Hamad Butt that responded to the ongoing impact of the AIDS crisis.