''Brilliant!'' was a group exhibition of contemporary art held at the
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA between 22 October 1995 and 7 January 1996. It traveled to the
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas, where it was on view between 17 February and 14 April 1996.
Theme and content
The exhibition sought to showcase a burgeoning group of English artists now known as the
YBAs. The Walker's press material, defining the criteria for selection of artists in the exhibition, says:
The artists chosen for the exhibition have become increasingly visible over the past six years in self-promoted, renegade exhibitions and publications that have cropped up throughout London. Their aesthetically diverse and provocative artworks are united by a shared interest in ephemeral materials, unconventional presentation, and an anti-authoritarian stance that lends their objects a youthful, aggressive vitality.
Exhibited artists
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Henry Bond
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Glenn Brown
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Jake and Dinos Chapman
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Adam Chodzko
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Mat Collishaw
Matthew "Mat" Collishaw Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, Hon. FRPS (born 6 January 1966) is a contemporary British artist based in London.
Work
Collishaw's work uses photography and video. With an early foundati ...
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Tracey Emin
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Angus Fairhurst
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Anya Gallaccio
Anya Gallaccio (born 1963) is a Scottish artist, who creates site-specific, minimalist installations and often works with organic matter (including chocolate, sugar, flowers and ice).
Her use of organic materials results in natural processe ...
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Liam Gillick
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Damien Hirst
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Gary Hume
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Michael Landy
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Abigail Lane
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Sarah Lucas
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Chris Ofili
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Steven Pippin
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Alessandro Raho
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Georgina Starr
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Sam Taylor-Wood
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Gillian Wearing
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Rachel Whiteread
References
External links
Curator Richard Flood bio.
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Contemporary art exhibitions
Young British Artists