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Damien Hirst
1 catalogued object connected to Damien Hirst.
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Biography
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Damien Hirst is a British artist born in Bristol in 1965 and raised in Leeds. While studying at Goldsmiths, he organised Freeze, the exhibition associated with the emergence of the Young British Artists. He won the Turner Prize in 1995.
His installations, sculptures and paintings explore life, death, belief and the authority of science. Works include the preserved shark The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), the diamond-covered skull For the Love of God (2007) and the Spot Paintings. Tate Modern presented a retrospective in 2012.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Pinault Collection — Damien Hirst exhibition press kitBackground, Freeze, major works, themes, Turner Prize and retrospective.
- US Department of State — Damien HirstBritish practice, Young British Artists and Spot Paintings.