On 15 April, 2003 Charles Saatchi will open the new Saatchi Gallery in a spectacular renovated County Hall across the river from Westminster. The enterprise will be the focus for Saatchi's vision of radical, ground-breaking British art in a venue that is accessible to the widest public. 100 is the book that will mark the occasion with one hundred works that Saatchi believes made a difference to the perception of British art.
The work of twenty-seven artists has been chosen from Saatchi's collection & of course the selection
Includes:: the shark & the sheep in formaldehyde, the head made from blood & Tracey's bed. It will be a landmark publication for a landmark occasion. After the provocation of the famous Sensation show at the Royal Academy in 1997, a generation of young artists have become household names. What was once so provocative has now entered the visual vocabulary of a wider public. What was once so daring is now demonstrated to be more than ephemeral. Saatchi's vision is defined in 100.