The 90s: Art and Fashion Opens at Tate Britain on Thursday

The 90s: Art and Fashion opens at Tate Britain on Thursday, 8 October. The show runs until 14 February 2027. It gathers about 100 photographs, paintings, sculptures and garments from nearly 70 artists, photographers and designers.

Edward Enninful, the former Vogue editor, leads a five-person curatorial team. Jessica Vaughan, Helen Little, Dominique Heyse-Moore and Celeste McEvoy join him. Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson oversaw the project.

What to see at The 90s: Art and Fashion

The exhibition follows how subculture, rebellion and anarchic experiments grew through the decade. It links art and fashion with real politics. Themes include the AIDS crisis, racial discrimination, free parties, drum and bass, and acid house.

The artist list is strong. Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Gillian Wearing, Yinka Shonibare, Steve McQueen and Chris Ofili appear. Fashion names include Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan. Photographers include Juergen Teller, Nick Knight and Sean Ellis.

Highlights named by Time Out include Steve McQueen’s film Bear from 1993 and Chris Ofili’s No Woman, No Cry from 1998. Ellis’s portrait The Dark Knight Returns from 1998 also features. Together they promise a loud, stylish and sometimes uneasy portrait of Britain.

Standard tickets cost £22, with concessions at £20. Visitors aged 16 to 25 can pay £5 through Tate Collective. Tate Members enter free. A companion book edited by Enninful and Heyse-Moore costs £45 in hardback and £32 in paperback.

The timing suits London’s busy autumn. Frieze week and several other openings land within days. Visitors planning a gallery trip may also want to see Renoir and Love at the National Gallery, which opened on 3 October.

Booking ahead is wise. Opening weekends at Tate Britain tend to be busy. The long run gives visitors time, though, and the show should reward a slow visit.

Fact basis: Tate press release and Time Out London.