Exhibition
Damien Hirst
The Light That Shines
March 2–June 23, 2024
Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
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Damien Hirst takes over the entire estate at Château La Coste, filling its 500 acres and five exhibition pavilions, designed by world-renowned architects such as Oscar Niemeyer, Renzo Piano, and Richard Rogers, with sculptures and paintings from some of his most iconic series. The presentation also features work that has never been exhibited before, including The Empress Paintings, Cosmos Paintings, and sculptures from his Meteorites and Satellites series. A selection of outdoor sculptures are sited across the estate, including at Frank Gehry’s Music Pavilion and the Tadao Ando Art Centre, in addition to artwork inside the pavilions.
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Installation view, Damien Hirst: The Light That Shines, Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France, March 2–June 23, 2024. Artwork © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd
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Damien Hirst
Where the Land Meets the Sea
July 20–August 18, 2023
Phillips, London
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This exhibition features oil-on-canvas paintings from three series by Damien Hirst—Coast Paintings, Sea Paintings, and Seascapes—many of which have never before been seen publicly. The works are inspired by the artist’s pastime of walking on the beach and watching the sea, most recently in the United Kingdom during the winter, and draw influence from Abstract Expressionism, specifically Robert Motherwell’s Beside the Sea paintings from the 1960s. Where the Land Meets the Sea coincides with a drop on the HENI Primary digital platform. For more information on the works, please contact the gallery at inquire@gagosian.com.
Installation view, Damien Hirst: Where the Land Meets the Sea, Phillips, London, July 20–August 18, 2023. Artwork © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS/Artimage 2023. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd
Video
Damien Hirst
Cherry Blossoms
Filmed over the course of a year, this video, produced by the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, on the occasion of the exhibition Damien Hirst: Cherry Blossoms, offers a rare glimpse at Hirst’s creative process, providing keys to understanding his work. In the video, Hirst and art historian Tim Marlow discuss how the artist conceived and created the Cherry Blossom paintings.
Still from “Damien Hirst: Cherry Blossoms.” Artwork © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2021
Launch
Damien Hirst
The Currency
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Damien Hirst with works from The Currency (2016). Artwork © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd, DACS 2021. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd
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