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But with coral-encrusted objects alongside photographs and video footage of their staged recovery, Damien Hirst’s new show, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable (Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, Venice), revels in archaeology as a gateway to the past.

May 24, 2017 · but it is in the seemingly excavated, pop-culture characters where hirst’s signature themes become most evident. visitors find a coral-encrusted sculpture of mickey mouse, teeming with colorful...

Sep 27, 2021 · All of the glamorous shots of statues rising from the ocean covered in coral are staged. Each so-called artifact was meticulously crafted by Hirst or, truthfully, by his paid assistants. While Damien Hirst has never been one to elaborate greatly on the meaning of his projects, this work seems conceptually sound.

While waiting to buy tickets in the Punta della Dogana at the mouth of the Grand Canal you can watch the Jacques Cousteau like videos of Damien’s divers discovering ‘artefacts’ in turquoise waters. A taster of what’s to come within the gallery. The first couple of rooms contain large, coral covered bronzes.

May 3, 2017 · hirst’s historical drama unfolds across palazzo grassi and punta della dogana in venice, displaying the objects found during the ‘underwater excavation’. curated by elena geuna, the exhibition...

Jan 13, 2019 · Damien Hirst examines a work at his studio. CBS News. The coral might be fake, but the treasure is real enough. Most of these pieces have already sold at prices reportedly up to $5 million...

Hirst has deftly melded the character and the coral into an object out of time. Blooms of pink, blue, green, brown, and crimson vie with branches of spindly branch coral for control of the cartoon visage.

"I Love You, Coral" in the coral version is a magnificent silkscreen print by Damien Hirst belonging to a limited series of only 14 pieces of diverse colours. The butterfly, iconic creature in the artist's production has a long history in the oeuvre of Damien Hirst.