Sarah Lucas’s new career-spanning show at Tate Britain confirms the former YBA as one of the Great British Artists of our time. Happy Gas sees Lucas command every inch of the gallery space at Tate Britain, serving up her brand of sex, cigs and class and gender politics with wit and skill.
Lucas knows how to make an impact. She always has. The artist rose to prominence alongside Goldsmiths College pals Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Gillian Wearing and Sam Taylor-Wood plus comrades Tracey Emin, Jenny Saville and Gavin Turk.
Early group shows Freeze (1988) and East Country