● TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, in the autumn of 1997, a selection of works from the collection of Charles Saatchi was put on display at the Royal Academy in London. Ahead of the exhibition, the RA warned visitors that there would be works on view “which some people may find distasteful. Parents should exercise their judgement in bringing their children to the exhibition. One gallery will not be open to those under the age of 18.” The notice may have been meant with the best of intentions but it was an irresistible come-on too.
