Tate Modern sanctifies Damien Hirst

Tate Modern (London, UK) presents the first substantial survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever held in the UK. Hirst is widely regarded as one of the most important artists working today and has created some of the most iconic works in recent history. This exhibition provides a journey through two decades of Hirst’s inventive practice. It also forms part of the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.
 
Bringing together over seventy of the artist's seminal works, the exhibition includes key sculptures from the early 1990s, such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, in which a shark is suspended in formaldehyde, and Mother and Child Divided, a four-part sculpture of a bisected cow and calf.

Also on show are important vitrines, such as A Thousand Years 1990, in which the cycle of life is represented by a cow's head, flies and insects. Alongside these sculptures are cabinets displaying rows of pills, medical packaging and surgical implements, as well as paintings made throughout Hirst's career from his spot, spin, butterfly and fly series. In addition, two major installations are on display: In and Out of Love 1991, which includes a room full of live butterflies and has not been shown in its entirety since its creation, and Pharmacy 1992.
 
Date: until September 9.
Location: Tate Modern. Bankside. London SE1 9TG. United Kingdom.
Opening hours: from Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 6pm. Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 10pm.