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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Caspar Barnes

Why are we so obsessed with the 1990s?

Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Tracey Emin and Alexander McQueen: our fascination with the 1990s shows no sign of fading. But a new exhibition at Tate Britain, The 90s: Art and Fashion, challenges the nostalgia surrounding the decade.

“The Cool Britannia moment, which was a campaign to promote Britain as this youth-driven, optimistic, forward-facing nation, actually glossed over the lived realities of so many Britons at this time,” says Tate curator Helen Little.

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