LONDON
DAMIEN HIRST
TATE MODERN * April 4-September 9 * Curated by Ann Gallagher * With the recent death of Lucían Freud, some might argue that Hirst is now the greatest living British artist. And indeed - having given us such sensational icons as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (aka the Shark), 1991, and various farm animals, some bisected, vitrinized, and suspended in formaldehyde - there's no question that he caters amply to the British appetite for showmanship. These works may sound ghoulish, but Hirst's oeuvre is, of course, also splendidly carnivalesque: One could cite the spot and spin paintings, canvases faced with butterfly wings and real diamond dust, and other examples of his perversely cheerful aesthetic. …
Artforum International; June 22, 2012
Daily Mail (London); April 3, 2012
The Economist (US); March 24, 2012
Art and Christianity; June 22, 2012
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