Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world ... of London’s Goldsmiths college organized “Freeze,” an exhibition of his artwork and that of 15 school chums. That show, and his own work ...
The artwork is a memento mori, or reminder of the mortality of the viewer. Art historian Rudi Fuchs described the original Damien Hirst work as "out of this world, celestial almost. It proclaims ...
But Damien Hirst is in no doubt about his talent - and ... They are a new body of work based on the Spot Paintings which made his name in the 1980s - and are among his most recognised works.