Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst (b. 1965, Bristol) is among the most prominent figures of the Young British Artists generation. His practice spans sculpture, painting, installation, and printed matter, and is organised around recurring structures: the medicine cabinet, the spot painting, the vitrine, the spin painting, and the natural history work. Mortality, pharmaceutical culture, consumer branding, and the aesthetics of display are persistent concerns.

Hirst represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1993 and has exhibited at Tate Modern, the Gagosian Gallery, White Cube, and major institutions internationally. His 2008 auction Beautiful Inside My Head Forever at Sotheby’s London set records for a single-artist sale.

This collection gathers exhibition invitations, catalogues, and printed matter relating to Hirst’s practice.

  • Damien Hirst, Medicine Cabinets, exhibition invitation front. L&M Arts, New York, 2010. Close-up colour photograph of a white medicine cabinet shelf holding pharmaceutical products: a large brown glass bottle of Dimotane Elixir (Brompheniramine Maleate BP, A.H. Robins); a white plastic bottle of Glucotrend Plus glucose test strips (Roche, 10 tests); a small dark glass bottle labelled Plaster Remover; and partial labels for Marcain Heavy (bupivacaine hydrochloride) and other products visible at edges. Title Damien Hirst, Medicine Cabinets, exhibition invitation verso. L&M Arts, New York, 2010. White card. 'Opening Reception October 28 6–8 pm' in small type at top. 'Damien-Hirst' in large bold sans-serif type centred; 'Medicine Cabinets' below. Footer row: L&M Arts logo (lower left); exhibition dates October 28–December 11 2010; address 45 East 78th St, New York; telephone 1.212.861.0020; website www.lmgallery.com. Note at lower right: 'The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, with a

    Damien Hirst — Medicine Cabinets

    Damien Hirst — Medicine Cabinets