Damien Hirst is one of the most controversial, influential, and
fascinating artists working today, and arguably the most famous.
fascinating artists working today, and arguably the most famous.
From
the controversy of his early work to the political storm surrounding the
arrival of the exhibition Sensation at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, his
work has redefined international expectations of modern art. Even people
with only a passing knowledge of art are familiar with his
installations of a shark, cows, and sheep pickled in formaldehyde.
the controversy of his early work to the political storm surrounding the
arrival of the exhibition Sensation at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, his
work has redefined international expectations of modern art. Even people
with only a passing knowledge of art are familiar with his
installations of a shark, cows, and sheep pickled in formaldehyde.
On the Way to Work
is an extremely candid autobiography of Hirst presented in a series of
conversations.
is an extremely candid autobiography of Hirst presented in a series of
conversations.
He expounds in unpredictable and scabrously funny ways on
everything from art to celebrity to sex, and these frank and intimate
conversations are punctuated with art from all phases of his career
chosen by Hirst himself. This book is a window into Hirst's world:
growing up in working class northern England, roughhousing in pubs,
obsessing about life and death, questioning art world fame, and
believing that art and beauty make a difference in the modern world.
everything from art to celebrity to sex, and these frank and intimate
conversations are punctuated with art from all phases of his career
chosen by Hirst himself. This book is a window into Hirst's world:
growing up in working class northern England, roughhousing in pubs,
obsessing about life and death, questioning art world fame, and
believing that art and beauty make a difference in the modern world.
In
addition to the attention he generates, this dynamic artist also
garners critical acclaim-he is the winner of the Turner Prize and, ever
since the groundbreaking exhibition that he organized as a fledgling
artist in the early nineties, he is considered the unofficial leader of
the Young British Artists movement. Hirst's appeal goes beyond the world
of art; he's an influential figure to architects, designers, and the
fashion crowd as well. Engaging, well-illustrated, and a real event in
the art world, On the Way to Work, like its subject, will generate controversy and acclaim.
addition to the attention he generates, this dynamic artist also
garners critical acclaim-he is the winner of the Turner Prize and, ever
since the groundbreaking exhibition that he organized as a fledgling
artist in the early nineties, he is considered the unofficial leader of
the Young British Artists movement. Hirst's appeal goes beyond the world
of art; he's an influential figure to architects, designers, and the
fashion crowd as well. Engaging, well-illustrated, and a real event in
the art world, On the Way to Work, like its subject, will generate controversy and acclaim.
