Overview

Born in Bristol in 1965, Damien Hirst grew up in Leeds and studied at Goldsmiths College, London. Most notable amongst the exhibitions he curated whilst at college was Freeze, in 1988, in which he exhibited his work and that of his contemporaries. The exhibition is widely believed to have been the starting point of the Young British Artists' careers, and a defining moment in kick-starting cutting edge British contemporary art. Hirst's body of work confronts the scientific, philosophical and religious aspects of human existence and includes sculpture, painting and printmaking. He has exhibited widely and was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995 for 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living'. In 2004, Hirst collaborated with Sarah Lucas and Angus Fairhurst to exhibit recent works at Tate Britain, under the title Ina-Gadda-da-Vida and exhibited his solo show, The Agony and The Ecstasy: Selected Works from 1989-2004 at the Archaeological Museum, Naples. In 2006, works from the artist's murderme collection were exhibited at the Serpentine gallery, London: 'In the darkest hour there may be light.'

ISBN-13

9781906967277

ISBN-10

190696727X

Weight

2.50 Pounds

Dimensions

10.00 x 0.75 x 12.25 In

List Price

$70.00

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

80 pages

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Published On

2010-08-01



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