Tate Britain will stage a major exhibition titled "The 90s: Art and Fashion" this autumn, curated by former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful. The show will feature nearly 70 artists, photographers, and designers, including Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili, Damien Hirst, Alexander McQueen, and Tracey Emin, alongside works by Juergen Teller, Mark Leckey, and others. It will explore the decade's art, fashion, and club culture, with pieces such as McQueen's film "Bear" (1993), Ofili's Turner Prize-winning "No Woman, No Cry" (1998), and images from Manchester's Haçienda and London's Bagley's nightclubs.
The exhibition matters because it positions the 1990s as a transformative period that reshaped British cultural identity and established ongoing conversations about diversity, access, and the merging of high and low culture. By spotlighting artists who challenged the dominant "Cool Britannia" narrative and addressing issues of race, class, and representation, the show invites audiences to reconsider the decade's legacy and its relevance to contemporary debates about visibility and inclusion in the art world.