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Saatchi Planning YBA Redux for New London Gallery

By ARTINFO

Published: April 9, 2008
LONDON—Charles Saatchi, whose 1997 exhibition "Sensation" at the Royal Academy of Arts launched a generation of now-revered Young British Artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin, is trying his hand at trend-setting again. The mega-dealer and collector is preparing "New Britannia," an exhibition of 42 up-and-comers, scheduled to open in 2009 at his new 70,000-square-foot gallery in Chelsea, reports the Guardian. Included will be miniature animal sculptures by Tessa Farmer, ink sketches by Scotland's Donald Urquhart, paintings by Toby Ziegler, and an installation by Barry Reigate. Many of the works in the show come from Saatchi's own collection.
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