Hirst, Damien. artist; Annushka Shani and A.A. Gil, text; Kim Tschang-Yeul (1925-2021), possible provenance
From the Cradle to the Grave : Selected Drawings. Damiend Hirst. Signed Presentation Copy of the First Edition with Original Drawing of XXX
London: other Criteria, 2004. Oblong folio. 37 x 29cm. Qtr. boards in slipcase. 352pp... Signed presentation copy, possibly to Kim Tschang-Yeul (1925-2021)..In 2003 Damien Hirst, one of Britain’s most celebrated artists, accepted an invitation from the Ljubljana International Biennale of Graphic Arts to produce a completely new show for their 25th Biennale. The invitation followed in the wake of the prestigious Biennale Grand Prize awarded to Hirst in 2001 for his suite of ‘Last Supper’ prints... For Ljubljana, Hirst chose to put together his first-ever exhibition of drawings. Spanning his entire career, the exhibition consisted of approximately 150 drawings drawn from a large number of public and private collections. They ranged from early drawings done when Hirst was a teenager to intimate drawings made for close friends. The exhibition also included preparatory sketches for some of Hirst’s well-known sculptural work as well as sketches and ideas for future work; Hirst also included his sculpture From the Cradle to the Grave (2000) in the exhibition. The range of material is broad and eclectic, shadowing the countless interests and enthusiasms of the artist and casting a unique insight into the life and working methods of this much publicised artist.... A fully illustrated 352-page catalogue and a limited-edition T-shirt accompanied the show, designed by the artist in collaboration with Jason Beard. The catalogue features the most complete set of Hirst’s drawings available at that time...his monograph surveys 15 years of Hirst's drawing practice, from simple notations to detailed working drawings. The collection allows the reader to explore Hirst's preoccupations and passions focusing on the ambiguity at the heart of human experience.OCLC Number 56912582.. Essays by Annushka Shani and A.A. Gill Catalog of an exhibition organized by Visual Arts, The British Council for the 25th International Biennale for Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia, which opened at Tivoli Gallery, Ljubljana June 10 - Sept. 28, 2003. .

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