Would Scottish independence unleash a British art identity crisis?

Tate Britain changing its name, no more YBAs, the return of English art and what about the Welsh? If seismic political change splits nations, what will Britains future artistic landscape look like?

If Scotland votes yes, it will have an obvious impact on British art. For it will no longer be British art. Will we be back to the days when Nikolaus Pevsner gave the 1955 Reith Lectures on The Englishness of English Art and will we also keep hearing loads about The Scottishness of Scottish art?

Its been a long time since anyone talked about English art. When a new generation of artists concentrated in London and Glasgow starting making waves internationally around 1990 no one called them English they were dubbed YBAs Young British Artists. Their fame was enhanced by the Turner prize, given every year to, and I quote the Tate, a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the 12 months preceding.

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