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Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings Take Over the World
In LA (Los Angeles) chatting with Damien Hirst to be designer for my next film
Museum of Modern Art curator Ann Temkin, cultural critic Michael Bracewell, and art historian Robert Pincus-Witten as well as a conversation between Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari.
But of course this time of year there’s so many people who know about art, it’s interesting to hear them saying, ‘Oh, my God, there’s a Damien Hirst! Oh, my God, there’s an Andy Warhol! Oh, my God, there’s a Christopher Wool!
It is easier to have ten Damien Hirsts than to have ten yachts… besides, your yacht becomes more interesting with a Damien Hirst on it
Not since Damien Hirst cleared £111m from his solo Sotheby’s sale as Lehman Brothers went down in September 2008, setting off the financial crisis that still afflicts us, has there been a more powerful conjunction of art, money and events. Last…
If you want to discuss it in purely market terms – which sounds sort of vulgar – I think what has been spectacularly successful in Marina's case is we built her market as a brand, like Damien Hirst . Marina is a very, very successful brand.
Nobody outside Britain gives a **** about Damien Hirst.
Damien Steven Hirst (born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and the most prominent member of the group known as "Young British Artists" (or YBAs). Hirst dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s and is internationally renowned. During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions... Full Article
US artist Jeff Koons poses in front of his 'Balloon Dog' sculpture outside the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, 27 April 2006, two days before the inauguration of French businessman Francois Pinault's contemporary art collection. Pinault was acquitted last year of charges related to the...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: A gallery assistant in Sotheby's auction house admires a painting by Damien Hirst entitled 'Beautiful Mangoes on Acid Painting (With Minty Spunk' on January 30, 2012 in London, England. The artwork features in Sotheby's 'Impressionist and Modern Art...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: A security guard watches over the artist Damien Hirst's exhibition 'The Complete Spot Paintings' at the Gagosian Gallery on January 12, 2012 in London, England. The exhibition is taking place in eleven locations across the world, with more than 300...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: An employee looks at the artwork '4-Chlorephenol, 2008', part of the artist Damien Hirst's exhibition 'The Complete Spot Paintings' at the Gagosian Gallery on January 12, 2012 in London, England. The exhibition is taking place in eleven locations across...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS SHOT USING A FISHEYE LENS) A security guard watches over the artist Damien Hirst's exhibition 'The Complete Spot Paintings', with the 'Cycloheximide, 2007' artwork centre, at the Gagosian Gallery on January 12, 2012 in...
View Photo »Damien Hirst's Methoxyverapamil, 1991 is seen in this undated handout released to Reuters January 11, 2012. Hirst may have slowed down since bursting onto the scene as unofficial leader of the "Young British Artist" movement in the 1990s, but he remains one of the most divisive figures...
View Photo »A man looks at a painting by artist Artist Damien Hirst during a media preview at the Gagosian Gallery in New York January 11, 2012 as they present “The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011” by Hirst. The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery’s eleven locations...
View Photo »Artist Damien Hirst stands in front of one of his paintings titled 'Minoxidil,2005' during a media preview at the Gagosian Gallery in New York January 11, 2012 as they present “The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011” by Hirst. The exhibition will take place at once across all of...
View Photo »A member of staff from the Other Criteria art gallery poses for a photograph standing in front of new Spot Prints art work by British artist Damien Hirst in London on January 10, 2012. The launch of twelve new Spot prints prempts a major international retrospective 'The Complete Spot...
View Photo »A combo of file pictures created on January 3, 2011 shows British artist David Hockney (L) attending a photocall at the Tate Britain gallery in central London on June 11, 2007 and British artist Damien Hirst (R) posing for photographs during a photocall at Sotheby's art gallery and...
View Photo »MIAMI BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 01: Damien Hirst and Svetlana Marich attend the Phillips De Pury dinner and dancing hosted by Simon de Pury at Cecconi's Soho Beach House Miami on December 1, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida.
View Photo »MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 29: Damien Hirst and Markus Anderson attend the White Cube Party at Soho Beach House Miami on November 29, 2011. The event was co-hosted by Jay Jopling and Nick Jones and was held at the poolside Tiki Bar. This party kicked off the week long programme of...
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) (L to R) Paul Simonon, Danny Moynihan, David Gilmour and Polly Samson attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England...
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) (From 2L) Josh Klinghoffer, Ronnie Wood, Flea and Chad Smith attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Ronnie Wood (L) and Flea perform at the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Josh Klinghoffer (L) and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Sue Webster (L) and Tim Noble attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) (L to R) Rose Blake, Sir Peter Blake and Chrissy Blake attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (L) and artist Damien Hirst attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Maia Norman (L) and Damien Hirst attend the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst's new line of Spin Bass Guitar at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Ronnie Wood (L) and Nicola Sargent attend a performance by Flea and Damien Hirst as they launch their line of Spin Bass Guitars at Club Nouveau in Mayfair's The Arts Club on November 8, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Bass Flea of the The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Damien Hirst (L) appear at 'The Arts Club' in Mayfair to launch the sale of bass guitars to raise funds for Silverlake conservatory of music in LA on November 8, 2011 in London,...
View Photo »Michael 'Flea' Balzary of the US rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers plays a bass guitar designed by British artist Damien Hirst as he rehearses for a live performance for the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6, 2011.
View Photo »In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, an exhibitor stands next to the works of Damien Hirst at the India Art Fair in New Delhi, India. The fair consists of work by more than one thousand artists from India and around the world and runs from January 26-29.
View Photo »A visitor loos at an installation entitled 'White Cube, Where will it end?' (1993) by British artist Damien Hirst, on the opening day of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) on October 19, 2011 at the Grand Palais in Paris. The 2011 edition, which runs from October 20 to 23,...
View Photo »US artist Jeff Koons poses in front of his 'Balloon Dog' sculpture outside the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, 27 April 2006, two days before the inauguration of French businessman Francois Pinault's contemporary art collection. Pinault was acquitted last year of charges related to the...
View Photo »Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings Take Over the World
In LA (Los Angeles) chatting with Damien Hirst to be designer for my next film
Museum of Modern Art curator Ann Temkin, cultural critic Michael Bracewell, and art historian Robert Pincus-Witten as well as a conversation between Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari.
But of course this time of year there’s so many people who know about art, it’s interesting to hear them saying, ‘Oh, my God, there’s a Damien Hirst! Oh, my God, there’s an Andy Warhol! Oh, my God, there’s a Christopher Wool!
It is easier to have ten Damien Hirsts than to have ten yachts… besides, your yacht becomes more interesting with a Damien Hirst on it
Not since Damien Hirst cleared £111m from his solo Sotheby’s sale as Lehman Brothers went down in September 2008, setting off the financial crisis that still afflicts us, has there been a more powerful conjunction of art, money and events. Last…
If you want to discuss it in purely market terms – which sounds sort of vulgar – I think what has been spectacularly successful in Marina's case is we built her market as a brand, like Damien Hirst . Marina is a very, very successful brand.
Nobody outside Britain gives a **** about Damien Hirst.
