Damien Hirst

London

Hirst is widely regarded as one of the most important artists working today and has created some of the most iconic works in recent history. Hirst’s exploration of imagery is notable for its strong associations to life and death, and to belief and value systems.

The exhibition Damien Hirst provides a journey through two decades of his inventive practice. Bringing together over seventy of the artist’s seminal works, it includes sculptures from the early 1990s, such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, in which he suspended a shark in formaldehyde and Mother and Child Divided, a four-part sculpture of a bisected cow and calf. Also on show are important vitrines, such as A Thousand Years, in which the cycle of life is represented by a cow’s head, flies and insect-o-cutor. Alongside these sculptures there are cabinets displaying rows of pills, instruments and medical packaging, as well as paintings made throughout Hirst’s career from his spot, spin, butterfly and fly series. In addition, two major installations will be on view: In and Out of Love, which has not been shown in its entirety since its creation, and Pharmacy.

Tate Modern

April 4th – September 9th, 2012
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
UK

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