Born in 1965 in Bristol, Damien Hirst is the defining figure of the Young British Artists (YBAs) movement. His most celebrated works, animals preserved in formaldehyde, spot paintings, spin paintings, interrogate death, life, medicine, and faith with a conceptual audacity that has never ceased to provoke debate. A central figure in contemporary art since the 1990s, Hirst is also one of the world's most collected artists, with works held in major institutions and private collections globally.
Damien Hirst
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