Damien Hirst

Heart of Darkness by Claire Morgan Credit: Bexley Heritage Trust / A.Purkiss

Menagerie Of Curious Contemporary Art Creatures

Animal-inspired artworks let loose in Beastly Hall, Bexley.

Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Chess. (c) Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy RS&A

Art Preview: Art Of Chess @ Saatchi Gallery

Sixteen contemporary artists have created chess sets in their signature styles.

Damien Hirst. The Battle between Good and Evil. Courtesy White Cube.

Art Review: Damien Hirst – Two Weeks One Summer @ White Cube

Can his latest works live up to his former glories?

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. 1991 © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates

Art Review: Damien Hirst @ Tate Modern

A retrospective addressing both life and death through sensationalist art.

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst. On display at Tate Modern from this week

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 3 – 9 April

Our pick of the new art, theatre, dance, and music shows this week

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Damien Hirst Unveils Plans For New Gallery In Vauxhall

Artist’s personal collection to go on show by 2014.

Starry Night, 1995 by Arman

Art Review: Contemporary Masters @ Opera Gallery

See contemporary masterpieces for free

Damien Hirst Controlled Substance Key Painting, 1994 Household gloss on canvas 48 x 48 inches 121.9 x 121.9 cm Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2011 Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Exhibition Preview: Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings @ Gagosian Galleries

See what the fuss is about for yourself at this free Hirst exhibition

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Hirst’s Diamond Skull To Go On Show At Tate Modern

Major retrospective for the middle-aged YBA.

Love and Marriage by Lucy Gough

London Original Print Fair @ Royal Academy of Arts 19-21 April

Buy prints at the Royal Academy’s London Original Print Fair; or just browse around the Burlington Arcade’s complementary Print Trail

Photography by Billie Scheepers

Art Review: Damien Hirst @ Wallace Collection

Photography by Billie Scheepers Whether Damien Hirst is a great artist, or simply a great self-promoter, is a question that has always divided us art lovers. Certainly he does nothing quietly. Other conceptual artists might try their hand at painting, or dabble with new media. …