Soft cover artist's book with around 440 pages with offset prints
Switzerland, 1997
Damien Hirst (born 1965) – British painter, sculptor and concept artist
Signed and numbered on the title page with ballpoint ‘Damien Hirst 0205’
Published by edition Bruno Bischofsberger, Zurich, on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition
Issued in an edition of 1,000 copies
Dimensions: 26.7 x 21 cm
Good condition
Extensive artist's book by the British artist Damien Hirst; prints by the artist fetch up to more than €71,000 at international auctions

From 3 May to 21 June 1997 the Galerie Bruno Bischofberger in Zurich showed an exhibition of British artist Damien Hirst. On the occasion of this exhibition, the present artist’s book was issued that images on approximately 440 pages cigarette butts on a light gray ground.

The artist’s book is signed and numbered on the title page with ballpoint ‘Damien Hirst 0205’. The book is in good condition with only slight signs of wear. It measures 26.7 x 21 cm.

Damien Hirst (born 1965)

From 1986 to 1989 the British artist studied art at Goldsmiths College in London without wishing to be bound to an art form. The exhibition ‘Freeze’ that he organized in 1988 in an unused warehouse in London's port district showing his own works and works of his fellow students brought him public attention. Hirst, who often employs in his works with themes of death and life, religion and consumer culture became famous in the 1990s by animal bodies preserved in formaldehyde. Also, the diamond adorned platinum cast of a human skull, that Hirst exhibited in 2007 and sold the same year to a record price, caused a stir. Damien Hirst is one of the most influential artists of his generation. (fea)

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