Ground-breaking auction of new works by Damien Hirst in articles from the artzine on artrepublic.comBeautiful Inside My Head Forever includes a whole new body of work that covers the complete range of Hirst’s output and more. The two day sale at Sotheby’s, London which will include 223 lots, is expected to realise a sum in excess of £65 million. Among the works to be offered will be new and exciting variations on many of the key themes that have defined Hirst’s work to date. These include The Golden Calf the monumental and arresting centre-piece of the sale which has an estimate of £8,000,000-12,000,000, as well as monumental formaldehyde sculptures; paintings which expand on the artist's classic themes such as butterflies, cancer cells and pills; exquisite new cabinets and insightful preparatory drawings. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the celebrated Freeze exhibition curated by Hirst in London, which launched the careers of Hirst and his contemporaries, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever affirms Hirst’s position as a boundary breaker and as an artist who has never worked in the traditional vein. At the same time, the sale re-affirms Hirst’s continued commitment to the support of charitable causes. In February this year, Hirst joined forces with singer Bono to spearhead the (RED) auction - a recordbreaking sale held at Sotheby’s in New York, whose purpose was to raise money for the United Nations Foundation to support HIV/AIDS relief programs in Africa, conducted by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The sale, which included works donated by artists such as Anish Kapoor, Marc Quinn, Marc Newson, Keith Tyson, Takashi Murakami and Banksy, realised $42.58 million – making it the most successful charity auction of contemporary art ever staged. Continuing that tradition, September’s sale will include four works to be sold to benefit charities especially designated by Hirst. Location: Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London, UK. Preview Dates: 5 – 15 September 2008. Auction Dates: Monday, 15 September 2008: 7 pm, Evening Sale: Tuesday, 16 September 2008: 11am, Morning session 2.30pm, Afternoon session. See a sneak preview of the sale on youtube Image Credits: Image 1: Lot 13 The Golden Calf, 215.4 by 320 by 137.2 cm, Estimate: £8-12 million, © Damien Hirst, PHOTO Credit: Prudence Cuming Slide Show: Lot 5, Damien Hirst, The Kingdom, tiger shark, glass, steel, silicone and formaldehyde solution with steel plinth130.6 by 383.6 by 141.8cm.; 51 3/8 by 151 by 55 3/4 in.overall including plinth: 214 by 383.6 by 141.8cm.; 84 1/4 by 151 by 55 3/4 in. Executed in 2008. £4,000,000 to £6,000,000 © Damien Hirst Lot 273 Damien Hirst, The Immaculate Heart – Lostengraved with signature andtitle on the undersidebull’s heart, gold-plated steel,acrylic, dagger, silver barbedwire, textile dye andformaldehyde solution withsteel plinth 91.5 by 61 by 29.2cm.;36 by 24 by 11Iin. overall (including plinth):193.1 by 86.4 by 54.6cm.;76 by 34 by 21Iin. Executed in 2008. £ 200,000-300,000€ 253,000-380,000US$ 395,000-595,000 © Damien Hirst Lot 211, Damien Hirst, The Incredible Journey, zebra, glass, steel, siliconeand formaldehyde solution 208.6 by 322.5 by 108.8cm.82B by 127 by 42Nin .Executed in 2008.£ 2,000,000-3,000,000€ 2,530,000-3,800,000US$ 3,950,000-5,930,000 © Damien Hirst artzine your guide to everything that’s happening in the art world |
