Hirst’s best known artwork includes a pickled shark, a rotting cow’s head and diamond-encrusted skull. One of his most recognisable works titled Hymn, a 20ft painted bronze sculpture, was inspired by an anatomical model belonging to his son and came to life in 1999. Hirst’s work over...
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Livingis a conceptual installationby British artist Damien Hirst (Bristol, 1965), colloquially known as“the shark”. It consists of a large tiger shark preserved in a tank of formaldehyde. Created in 1991 on commission by...
damien hirst is the first artist to fill every corner of château la coste's 500 acres with a blend of iconic and never-seen-before artworks.
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carefully curated to provide visitors with a transformative artistic journey. From the awe-inspiring and iconic formaldehyde series, including the renowned shark piece,Death Denied, to the intricate and mesmerizing butterfly collages, each artwork showcases Hirst’s unwavering ability to captivate audience...
Damien Hirst Relics and Fly Paintings June 5–September 11, 2021 Britannia Street, London See all Exhibitions for Damien Hirst From the Quarterly Truth Revealed: Damien Hirst and James Fox on Ashley Bickerton In conversation with James Fox, Damien Hirst reflects on the artwork of his longtime fri...
"What was it about the shark, about actually getting a [real] shark, that was important to you? You could have justpainteda shark?" "My biggest fear was only making an artwork that you could walk up, look at, thinkNaah, and walk away from. And I just thought, I didn't want art...
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Different from the violent threat of a shark in formaldehyde, for sure – the 1991 piece namedThe Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, which later sold for a reported $12m to US collector Steven A Cohen and made Hirst a household name. Different from the violent ...