Damien Hirst

Meet Damien Hirst, the British artist who shattered the boundaries of contemporary art. Born in 1965, Hirst's bold and provocative works challenge our perceptions of life and death. His iconic piece "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living", featuring a preserved shark, exemplifies his fascination with mortality. With a career spanning over three decades, Hirst continues to captivate audiences worldwide with his installations, sculptures, and paintings that push the limits of creativity.

The Cure (Sienna Red, Tangerine, Light Tangerine)

Did you know?

Damien Hirst held the record as the most expensive living artist at auction in June 2007 when his steel pill cabinet 'Lullaby Spring' sold at Sotheby's for $19.2 million.

Country of Birth

Auction Record

£11,300,000

Lullaby Spring

Sotheby's London

2007

Collections

Tate Modern , London, UK
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) , New York City, USA
Guggenheim Museum , New York City, USA
Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) , Los Angeles, USA
Centre Pompidou , Paris, FR
Saatchi Gallery , London, UK
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo , Tokyo, JP
National Gallery of Canada Canada , Ottawa, CA

Exhibitions

Triple Trouble: Fairey, Hirst, Invader , Newport Street Gallery, London, UK, 2025
Cherry Blossoms , Fondation Cartier, Paris, FR, 2020
Veil Paintings , Gagosian, London, UK, 2018
Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable , Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, Venice, IT, 2017
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida , Tate Modern, London, UK, 2008
Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings , Gagosian, New York, USA, 2000
Sensation , Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, 1997
Freeze , Port of London Authority Building, London, UK, 1988

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