Damien Hirst exhibition opens to widespread acclaim

25th November 2010

Categories: Visitor News

The Bowes Museum’s winter exhibition Damien Hirst: Print Maker has opened to widespread acclaim.

Following a £12m refurbishment, the museum of fine and decorate art in the Durham Dales has secured a global name in Hirst. Its striking show of more than 40 prints opened on November 6 and has already earned acclaim in The Independent and Guardian newspapers as well as the UK art press.

A world class exhibition, curated by former Turner Prize judge Greville Worthington, PrintMaker explores this foremost contemporary artist through his renowned print works.

In the process of print making Hirst uses a variety of techniques to achieve his aims. Since the 1990s he has produced a range of high quality prints, often proving technically difficult and complex, exploring similar themes to those in his paintings and installations.

The works are ambitious, testing the boundaries of print making as a skill, and this exhibition brings together his most impressive pieces in terms of both scale and technical ability.

Damien Hirst: Print Maker (6 November 2010 – 27 February 2011) includes series of works such as The Last Supper – a set of 13 prints designed to mimic drug packaging; using humour and pathos to question whether drugs are as vital to man’s survival as food. The display also includes a stunning print of For the Love of God (pictured - © Damien Hirst & Paragon Press) – portraying the artist’s famous diamond skull sculpture.

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