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British artist Damien Hirst is widely considered the enfant terrible of contemporary art. He is the most prominent of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBAs, a group, largely composed of Hirst’s classmates at Goldsmiths, in London, that began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories after 1988 and is known for the use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works.
In the 1990s, Hirst said, “I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.” And indeed, he is notorious for piquing critics and baffling the public with such pieces as his signature glass vitrines containing dead sheep or sharks in formaldehyde, and his diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God.
Working primarily in sculpture, Hirst takes after French modernist master Marcel Duchamp in his use of ready-made objects and materials, which he combines to ironic effect. He often creates in series, as with "The Cure (Violet)" and "The Cure (Turquoise)," both from 2014, which are among several pill paintings referencing Andy Warhol’s embrace of mass production.
Belonging to Hirst's ongoing series of “spot” paintings, begun in the 1980s, the 2005 piece Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution is striking for its machinelike, industrial uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius.
In addition to making art, Hirst has launched stores that sell editioned works (Other Criteria), a restaurant (Pharmacy2) and even his own London museum (Newport Street Gallery).
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Emotion H20-9 from The Emotions
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Giclée direct print on aluminium composite panel 198 x 132 cm Edition of 178 Mint condition stored in the original packaging Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authentici...
Giclée
Surprise H20-3 from The Emotions
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Giclée direct print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 250 Mint condition stored in the original packaging Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticit...
Giclée
Trust H20-5 from The Emotions
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Giclée direct print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 331 Mint condition stored in the original packaging Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticit...
Giclée
Anticipation H20-6 from The Emotions
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Giclée direct print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 246 Mint condition stored in the original packaging Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticit...
Giclée
Serenity H20-4 from The Emotions
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Giclée direct print on aluminium composite panel 120 x 96 cm Edition of 288 Mint condition stored in the original packaging Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticit...
Giclée
The Full Set of Eight Emotions H20
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
2026 Eight giclée direct prints on aluminium composite panel Each 120 x 96 cm Various edition numbers Each in mint condition and stored in their original packaging Edition numbers...
Giclée, Panel
Realisation Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
Happiness Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Garden, 2023
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Gardens, 2023 Oil on canvas presented in a white, hand-painted wooden frame 62.3 x 45 cm (24.5 x 17.7 in) Original artwork Hand-Signed by D...
Canvas, Oil
Resolution Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
Reassurance Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010+, New, 120x93 cm
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
Selflessness Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 120x93 CM, 2010+
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...
Archival Ink
Once built for curbs and handrails, these boards now hang beside blue-chip works in major museums and collectors’ homes.
Fierceness and fragility coalesce as the British artist revisits a cherished motif — the butterfly.
