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Artist
Damien Hirst
b. 1965, Bristol, England · British · Based in London & Devon, United Kingdom
- BA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London (1989)
- Installation
- Formaldehyde Vitrines
- Spot & Spin Paintings
- Cast Bronze
Damien Hirst became the most visible figure associated with the Young British Artists through works using preserved animals, pharmaceutical displays, vitrines, spin paintings and spot paintings. Death, value, belief and systems of classification recur across an unusually market-conscious practice.
Sculpture; installation; painting
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Damien Hirst – For the Love of God | TateShots
Major Works
- 1991The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living →
- 1993Mother and Child (Divided)
- 1994Away from the Flock
- 1990A Thousand Years
- 1992Pharmacy
- 1986 onwardSpot Paintings
- 1990s onwardSpin Paintings
- 2007For the Love of God
- 2017Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable
- 2008The Golden Calf
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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