• 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
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Damien Hirst — Medicine Cabinets

Damien Hirst — Medicine Cabinets

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L&M Arts, New York, 2010
Exhibition invitation card
18.5 × 22.5 cm
Heavy multi-ply cardstock; glossy image side, matte printed verso
Opening reception: 28 October 2010, 6–8 pm
Exhibition dates: 28 October – 11 December 2010
L&M Arts, 45 East 78th Street, New York

Condition: Very good. Light handling wear, faint surface marks, minor edge and corner wear consistent with circulation and storage.

Original invitation issued for Damien Hirst’s Medicine Cabinets exhibition at L&M Arts, New York, 2010. The card reduces the exhibition to image, venue, date, and catalogue notice: pharmaceutical surface as announcement.

First developed in 1988 while Hirst was at Goldsmiths, the medicine cabinet works became one of the clearest structures in his early practice. Medical packaging is arranged as belief system, consumer image, bodily proxy, and temporary defence against decay. The cabinet promises order. The products promise repair. The image holds both promises in place.

This invitation carries that system in secondary form. Bottles, labels, dosages, warnings, and branded containers move from cabinet to photograph to printed card. An exhibition document, retained after the event.

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