Artist: Damien Hirst (1965 - )
Nationality: British
Movement:
Media: Sculpture, Installation
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Biography:
Damien Hirst is a British painter, sculptor, and designer who has become the most controversial artist of his generation in England. He attended Goldsmiths College in London where he held his first exhibition. His youthful fascination with death surfaces in most of his works, including his most famous, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. This piece was created by placing a dead tiger shark in glass and steel tank of preserving fluid. Hirst was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995 for his work Mother and Child Divided, consisting of four tanks containing the severed halves of a cow and its calf.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Damien Hirst - The Asthmatic Escaped II 1992 glass, metal, camera Hirshhorn Museum British
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Description du Pais de Brie (1616) by TEMPLEUX Damien de (graveur)
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LE MARTYRE DES SAINTS COSME ET DAMIEN (1440 vers) by GUIDO DI PIETRO, ANGELICO FRA (dit)
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Le Pais de Valois (4e quart 16e siècle (?) ; 1er quart 17e siècle (?)) by TEMPLEUX Damien de
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SAINT DAMIEN (4e quart 15e siècle) by anonyme
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Carte de l'Isle de France (titre factice) (4e quart 16e siècle (?) ; 1er quart 17e siècle (?)) by TEMPLEUX Damien de (graveur)
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Le Pais de Valois (4e quart 16e siècle (?) ; 1er quart 17e siècle (?)) by TEMPLEUX Damien de (graveur)
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Le Pais de Valois (4e quart 16e siècle (?) ; 1er quart 17e siècle (?)) by TEMPLEUX Damien de (graveur)
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Norman Hirst Earnley Mill Mezzotint 19th - 20th century
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Norman Hirst Arundel Castle Mezzotint 19th - 20th century
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SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE RECEVANT LES STIGMATES ; SAINT COSME ET SAINT DAMIEN SOIGNANT UN MALADE (1445 vers) by FRANCESCO DI STEFANO, PESELLINO (dit)
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Copie d'après Pesellino : Martyre de saints Cosme et Damien (Offices, Florence) (1859) by MOREAU Gustave ; Francesco DI STEFANO (d'après), PESELLINO (dit)
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Cantiques spirituels. / Sts.COME et DAMIEN, martyrs. (titre inscrit) (1837 avant) by GEORGIN François (graveur) ; PELLERIN (éditeur, imprimeur)
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Brian Hirst Object and Image Series -- Votive Blown glass, gold, and enamel 1994
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Le Christ, d'après la voûte de l'abside de Saint-Cosme-et-Saint-Damien (1924) by HEBERT Ernest
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Fragment de mosaïque de l'abside de Saint-Cosme-et-Saint-Damien à Rome (1924) by HEBERT Ernest
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Plan de Saint Cosme et saint Damien (1821 en) by BARBOT Prosper
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Saint vu en buste, la main sur le visage, et tête d'homme de profil (2e moitié 19e siècle) by MANET Edouard ; ANGELICO FRA (inspiré par)
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Groupe de saints martyres (17e siècle) by MONTELATICI Francesco
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Le Christ Rédempteur avec saints Jean Baptiste, Cosme, Damien et Zacharie (1671) by PORTA Giuseppe
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Homme debout, vu de dos, tourné vers la droite (1540 vers ; 1543 vers) by RICCIARELLI DA VOLTERRA Daniele (d'après)
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Vision sur la naissance mystique de saints jumeaux (?) (1852) by VALDES Lucas de
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Fur felt, linen net
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Fur felt, linen net
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Woman’s Toque, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Feathers, net
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Woman’s Toque, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Feathers, net
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk faille
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk faille
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Woman’s Profile Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Profile Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , 1945, Crocheted wool, sequins
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Woman’s Turban, John-Frederics , early 1940s, Silk
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Woman’s Turban, John-Frederics , early 1940s, Silk
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , 1945, Crocheted wool, sequins
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Woman’s Doll Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1940, Straw
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Woman’s Profile Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk, feather
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1955, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Doll Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1940, Straw
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , circa 1946, Silk velvet
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , circa 1946, Silk velvet
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1955, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Profile Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk, feather
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John-Frederics , mid to late 1940s, Straw
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John-Frederics , mid to late 1940s, Straw
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , circa 1948, Wool felt, nylon net
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Woman’s Cap, John-Frederics , circa 1948, Wool felt, nylon net
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Woman’s Modified Bonnet, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Rayon faille
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Woman’s Modified Bonnet, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Rayon faille
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Woman’s Scarf Hat, John-Frederics , 1930s, Silk jersey knit
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Woman’s Doll Hat, John-Frederics , late 1940s, Fur felt, feathers
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Woman’s Scarf Hat, John-Frederics , 1930s, Silk jersey knit
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Woman’s Doll Hat, John-Frederics , late 1940s, Fur felt, feathers
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , early 1940s, Silk net, silk taffeta
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Woman’s Beret, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Fur felt, rhinestones, feathers
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Woman’s Picture Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1946, Chiffon, straw
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Woman’s Hat, John-Frederics , early 1940s, Silk net, silk taffeta
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Woman’s Beret, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Fur felt, rhinestones, feathers
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Woman’s Picture Hat, John-Frederics , circa 1946, Chiffon, straw
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Woman’s Picture Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk organdy, straw
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Woman’s Picture Hat, John-Frederics , mid-1940s, Silk organdy, straw

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (32)
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Coskun, Cultural Center of the Alps: Damien Hirst: Works on Paper
Recently, Hirst’s September sale at Sotheby’s in London, entitled Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, grossed £111 million broke every rule in the book. Hirst subverted his dealers and went straight to the auction room putting on an exhibition riva...
Tate Britain: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida:
The name In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is taken from the title track of an LP released in 1968 by the West Coast rock band, Iron Butterfly. The song was originally going to be called 'In the Garden of Eden'. Legend has it that the lead singer was so drunk wh...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: An Incomplete World: Works by Warhol, Freud, Sherman and Hirst
The selection was made by Wayne Tunnicliffe, curator contemporary art, Art Gallery of New South Wales and Jason Smith, curator contemporary art, National Gallery of Victoria. Wayne Tunnicliffe says: “This exhibition brings together great w...
Christie's Auction House: Contemporary Art
The Contemporary Art sales continue on 17 November, with highlights from the Belilty and Sebbag Collections. Included in this session will be Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled, 1982 (estimate: $80,000-120,000), one of the artist’s most important works ...
Catto Contemporary: HONEY, I shrunk the Turner Prize: the Little Turner Prize
Catto Contemporary is proud to confirm a major solo Christmas exhibition of The Little Artists in November 2003 until Christmas Eve. Included in the show will be a brand new piece (which is larger than previous work), presenting a gallery scene fe...
Art Murmur: animal-esque: Interconnections Between Man and Beast
For Animal-esque, these provocative artists blend their diverse styles into an intriguing display of painting, sculpture, origami and performance. Bleicher’s interest in primal emotional states complements both Holyoak’s ecological aversion to an...
Axis: National Register of Contemporary Visual Artists
The Axis stores the information on a database - the Axis database. They provide the information about the artists to anyone who might want to contact them for commissions, exhibitions or study. They are funded by the Arts Councils of England, Sc...
Wolfsburg Museum: L'Esprit de Tinguely
After the retrospective at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 1987 the exhibition L'Esprit de Tinguely is the first major showing of Tinguely's work since his death, with the exception of the permanent collection on display at the
Australian Center for Photography: speed: a live satellite installation by Miriam Lloyd
Her exhibitions include Modern Medicine, curated by Damien Hirst and Charles Saatchi. Please note that the satellite link will only be open from Friday 14 March until Sunday 16 March 11am – 6pm. The live satellite link for speed takes place...
Brooklyn Museum of Art: SENSATION: Young British Artists From the Saatchi Collection
Among the forty two artists represented is Damien Hirst, perhaps Britains best-known artist of this generation, who is now recognized throughout the world for his work comprising sections of animals, such as sharks, lambs, and cows, preserved and ...
Pierre Menard Gallery: SKIN: An Exhibition Curated by Heide Hatry
Displayed in the gallery's three spaces will be sculptures by EMILIA BURGOS and HERMINE ROTH together with photographic self-portraits of each exhibiting artist, exemplifying the ambiguous relationship between model and camera which becomes even m...
Milwaukee Art Museum: Currents 31: Robert Melee
The home entertainment units will contain vintage televisions featuring Melee's home movies - of the artist, his flamboyant mother and friends - and framed photographs and treasured bottles of liquor. Melee's work, while seemingly reproducing ...
Museum of Contemporary Art, LA and the Geffen Contemporary: Public Offerings: Works by 25 Young Artists Shaping International Contemporary Art
The exhibition features significant works from the late 1980s and early 1990s by Janine Antoni, Matthew Barney, Thomas Demand, Renée Green, Michael Joaquín Grey, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Toba Khedoori, Sharon Lockhart, Sarah Lucas, Steve McQueen, ...
Walker's Point Center for the Arts: Radioactive Biohazard: Dr. Hunter O'Reilly, Ph.D. and Electric Eye Neon
Dr. Hunter O'Reilly obtained a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and graduated cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley. Contemporaries such as Damien Hirst and Eduardo Kac have provided inspiration for ...
Tate Gallery, Liverpool: Figurative Art at the End of the Century
Many of these works have only just been acquired by the Tate and are on show in Liverpool for the first time. Together, they create a powerful spectacle and raise issues ...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: SUPERNOVA: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection
The exhibition takes its title from Takashi Murakami’s tour de force painting Super Nova, 1999, which depicts “the destruction of an earthly terrain by atomic weapons whose mushroom clouds are rendered in ravishingly colorful detail,” according to...
Neues Museum - Staatliches Museum für Kunst und Design in Nürnberg: Sand in the Vaseline: Artist Books 1980-2002
It perhaps comes as a surprise that the artist's book managed to survive the extraordinarily rapid development of new technologies in this period, but in fact artistís publications are now more diverse than ever, whether as independent pieces or a...
Houldsworth Gallery: British Art Show 6
The selection concentrates on artists who have made a significant contribution to British art over the past five years. The exhibition has historically been an important marker of new developments in contemporary art. Many of the artists selected ...
Cain Schulte Contemporary Art: A Measure Of Art : Diane Althoff
By depicting in her images the monetary value that the auction market places on art, Althoff's artistic discourse illustrates how our perception of the value of art is informed by material evaluations. In view of today's economic crisis, by once a...
Tweed River Art Gallery: From Floor to Wall - Installations and Assemblages by John Dahlsen
During this process natural objects become smooth and weatherworn, bleached like the bones of long dead animals. Man-made objects retain their sharp, iridescent colours and hues; like beacons on a sun bleached surface, returned to a civilised shor...
Neuberger Museum of Art: Inner Eye: Contemporary Art from the Marc and Livia Straus Collection
In the 1960s, Marc and Livia Straus, residents of Chappaqua, New York, began collecting contemporary works which, at the time they were made, provoked the response, Is this artNULL ...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Gary Hume
Described by art critic Richard Cork as “one of the most adroit, inspiring and resourceful painters around”, Hume first came to public attention as a result of his participation in the seminal Freeze show in 1988, which featured artists such as ...
Moscow Museum of Modern Art: PAUL STEINITZ : God Only Knows Why My Trip Never Ended
Many friends of Paul Steinitz have already passed away, including artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, designers Stephen Sprouse and Willie Smith, and DJ Larry Levan. Likewise, the notorious New York hangouts have disappeared – Palladium...
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art: Bull's Eye: Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection
The artists employ objects and images from reality directly in their works. Jeff Koons has manufactured a gigantic piece of kitsch in fragile, gilt porcelain – a sculpture portraying the pop star Michael Jackson with his favourite chimpanzee, Bubb...
Haines Gallery: Multiple Personalities: An Onsite / Online Group Exhibition of Artist Multiples and Editions
Multiple Personalities comments on the history of the multiple and addresses the reasons behind this art form's development over time. Simply, a multiple can be defined as an art object that is produced in a quantity of more than one copy. Howe...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: The Rowan Collection: Contemporary British and Irish Art
The exhibition, in the New Galleries, includes paintings, photographs, sculpture, installations and graphic works. The subject matter is equally diverse embracing abstraction, figure ...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Sophie Calle: 1970's to 2003
For over 20 years Sophie Calle’s work has taken the form of photographic installations and chronicles, whose structure and form reflect a narrative approach - both within themselves individually and, taken together, in terms of Calle’s own career....
Kunsthalle Zurich: Sarah Lucas: 50 Works, 1900 to present
Her oeuvre, which embraces photography, collage, sculpture, installations and drawings, plays with social clichés, with linguistic and visual representations of sexuality and gender ascriptions. The show at Kunsthalle Zürich comprises some 50 wor...
New Museum of Contemporary Art: Wim Delvoye: Cloaca
Cloaca is the summation of many of the ideas that have informed Delvoye's art and is the most significant work yet made by this leading member of a new generation of European artists. Over the past decade, Delvoye has produ...
Deutsche Guggenheim: Douglas Gordon‘s The VANITY of Allegory
For The VANITY of Allegory, Gordon turned to the histories of art and film for his source material, appropriating existing works as so many readymades with which to articulate his theme. His installation — which houses its own cinema — includes lo...
Carnegie Museum of Art: Gritty Brits: New London Architecture
Approximately 150 objects, including 18 models, six of which have been commissioned for the exhibition, will be on view. Also included will be photographs, film, working drawings, and material samples. Visitors to the exhibition will get their fir...
Comme Ca: ŒSUCCUBUS, BANSHEE AND MEDUSA: Warped Works by 8 Women
Abigail Lane: Lane emerged as a member of the Freeze generation, and, along with Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Sarah Lucas, was part of the 1988 exhibition that showcased the works of Goldsmiths College students. Initially Lane was known for large-s...

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