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Damien Hirst Biography
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1986 - 1989 |
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Goldsmiths College in London
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1994 |
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DAAD fellowship in Berlin
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1995 |
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Turner-Prize for exhibitions at the ICA, Saatchi Gallery and the Serpentine Gallery;
Prix Eliette von Karajan, Max Gandolph-Bibliothek, Salzburg
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil, White Cube, Hoxton Square and Shoreditch Town Hall, London
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2008
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Art Machines, Museum Tinguely, Basel
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2008
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Broad Contemporary Art Museum, LACMA, Los Angeles
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2008
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Turner Prize: A retrospective, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
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2007
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Play Back, ARC/Musée de la Ville de Paris, Paris
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2007
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Art Machines, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
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2007
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Turner Prize Retrospective 1984 – 2006, Tate Britain, London
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2007
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‘Re-Object’, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz
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2007
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Relationships: Contemporary Sculpture, York Art Gallery, York
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2007
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Aftershock: Contemporary British Art 1990-2006, Capital Museum, Beijing
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2007
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Draw, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough
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2007
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Damien Hirst, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Texas (solo)
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2007
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Damien Hirst, Galería Hilario Galguera and Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico (solo)
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2007
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New Religion, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venice (solo)
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2007
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Beyond Belief, White Cube Masons Yard, London (solo)
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2007
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Beyond Belief, White Cube Hoxton Square, London (solo)
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2007
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Stations of the Cross, Essl Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna (solo)
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2007
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New Religion, Paul Stolper Gallery and Wallspace, London (solo)
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2007
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Superstition, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
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2007
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Superstition, Gagosian Gallery, London (solo)
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2007
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Damien Hirst, Portland Art Museum, Oregon (solo)
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2007
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Experiments in Abstraction, Andipa Gallery, London
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2006
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Hirst and his Contemporaries, Andipa Gallery, London
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2006
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Corpus: Drawings 1981 - 2006, Gagosian Gallery, New York (solo)
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2006
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A Thousand Years & Triptychs, Gagosian Gallery, London (solo)
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2006
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The Death of God. Towards a Better Understanding of a Life Without God Aboard the Ship of Fools, Galería Hilario Galguera, Mexico (solo)
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2006
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Aftershock: Contemporary British Art 1990-2006, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou
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2006
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Diagnosis [ Art ] Contemporary Art Reflecting Medicine, Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen
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2006
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As if by Magic, Bethlehem Peace Centre, Bethlehem
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2006
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Beyond Limits: Sotheby’s at Chatsworth, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
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2006
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How To Improve The World, Hayward Gallery, London
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2006
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Monologue/Dialogue: UK art today, THE ART CENTRE, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
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2006
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Surprise Surprise, Institute of Contemporary Art, London
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2006
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Eretica, Museum Sant’Anna, Palermo
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2006
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Sculpture, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills
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2006
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Motion On Paper, Ben Brown Fine Arts, London
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2006
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Intouchable (L’Architecture de Verre & L’Idéal Transparence), Villa Arson, Nice
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2006
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Kenny Schachter, London
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2006
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Into Me/Out of Me, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
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2006
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Summer Exhibition 2006, Royal Academy of Arts, London
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2006
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Dada’s Boys. Identity and Play in Contemporary Art, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
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2006
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INFINITE PAINTING: Contemporary Painting and Global Realism, Villa Manin Centro D’Arte Contemporanea, Passariano
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2006
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Modern Time. Work, Machineries and Automation in the Arts of 1900, Commune di Genoa and Palazzo Ducale, Genoa
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2006
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Drawing Inspiration, Abbot Hal Art Gallery, Kendal
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2006
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Sixty Years of Sculpture in the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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2006
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Picture This, The Bargehouse, London
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2005
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Revelation. Reflecting British Art in the Arts Council Collection, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne; The Lowry, Manchester
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2005
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'Bock mit Inhalt' - Summer Exhibition, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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2005
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Extreme Abstraction, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York
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2005
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Vertigo, Meadow Gallery, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
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2005
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MO(NU)MENTS! Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Norway
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2005
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London Calling. Y[oung] B[ritish] A[rtists] Criss-Crossed, Galleri Kaare Berntsen, Oslo
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2005
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Bidibidobidiboo. La Collezione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Palazzo Re Rebaudengo, Piazza del Municipio, Guarene d’Alba. Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin. Cavallerizza Chiablese e Salone delle Guardie, Turin.
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2005
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Figure It Out, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York
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2005
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Works on Paper, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles
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2005
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In Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press, Taipei Museum of Fine Art, Taipei; USM ABN AMRO Art and Culture Centre, Penang; National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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2005
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An International Legacy: Selections from Carnegie Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
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2005
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Logical Conclusions, Pacewildenstein, New York
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2005
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Major Prints, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
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2005
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Imageless Icons: Abstract Thoughts, Gagosian Gallery, London
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2005
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New Religion, Paul Stolper, London (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst. Works on Paper, Robert Sandelson, London (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst, Astrup Fearnley Museet fur Moderne Kunst, Oslo (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst, Static Gallery, Liverpool (solo)
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2005
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The Elusive Truth, Gagosian Gallery, New York (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst. In A Spin, Gascoigne Gallery, Harrogate (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst – Works on Paper, Andipa Gallery, London (solo)
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2005
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A Selection of Works by Damien Hirst from Various Collections, MFA Boston, Boston (solo)
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2005
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Damien Hirst: Works on Paper, Andipa Gallery, London (solo)
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2004
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Damien Hirst.Galerie Andreas Binder. Munich, Germany. -solo
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2004
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Survey of Key Works from 1989-2004; Museo Nazionale Archaeologico, Naples, Italy
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2004
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The Agony and The Ecstasy: Selected Works from 1989-2004, Archaeological Museum, Naples (solo)
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2004
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In Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
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2004
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The Big Eat in Art, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld
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2004
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The Stations of the Cross, Gagosian Gallery, London
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2004
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La Collection D’Art Contemporain D’Agnes B, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse
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2004
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Daddy Pop, Anne Faggionato, London
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2004
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Secrets of the ‘90s, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, Arnhem
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2004
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Symbolic Space & Repetition, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York
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2004
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Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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2004
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Tate Britain, London
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2004
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Turning Points: 20th Century British Sculpture, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
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2004
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Mike Kelley: The Uncanny, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool
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2004
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Drawings, Gagosian Gallery, London
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2004
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100 Artists See God, ICA, London
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2004
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What’s Modern?, Gagosian Gallery, New York
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2004
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Paper Democracy. Contemporary Art in Editions on Paper, Edifício Cultura Inglesa, São Paulo
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2004
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Printers Inc.: Recent British Prints, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester / Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton / Park Gallery, Falkirk
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2004
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Intra-muros, MAMAC, Nice
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2004
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Works and Days. Acquisitions for the Louisiana Collection 2000-2004, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
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2004
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Monument To Now, Nea Ionia Exhibition Space, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens
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2004
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Den Haag Sculpture Project, Den Haag
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2004
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Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
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2004
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Is One Thing Better Than Another, Aurel Scheibler, Cologne
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2003
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Love Over Gold, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
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2003
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Same Time This Year, Gagosian Gallery, New York
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2003
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Switch, Museum Dhondt – Dhaenens, Belgium
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2003
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Bull’s Eye; Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Arken
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2003
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In Good Form; Recent Sculpture from the Arts Council Collection, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
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2003
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In Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press , International Graphic Arts Centre, Ljubljana; Hakodate Museum, Hakodate; Marugame Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame
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2003
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Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer, 50th Venice Biennale
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2003
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Romance In the Age of Uncertainty, White Cube, London (solo)
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2003
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From the Cradle to the Grave: Selected Drawings, The 25th International Biennale of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana; The Marble Palace, Russian State Museum (solo)
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2003
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Damien Hirst, The Saatchi Gallery, London (solo)
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2003
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Damien Hirst In A Spin; The Action of the World on Things, Galerie Aurel Scheibler (solo)
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2003
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Damien Hirst, La Caja Negra. Madrid, Spain. -solo
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2002
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Damien Hirst’s art education, The Reliance, Leeds (solo)
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2002
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Last Spring in Paris, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne
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2002
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It’s Unfair, Museum de Pavilijeons, Netherlands
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2002
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Le Part de l’Autre, Carre d’Art Musée d’art Contemporaine, Nimes
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2002
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Limits of Perception, Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona
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2002
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To Eat or Not to Eat, CASA. Centro de Arte de Salamanca, Salamanca
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2002
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Painting Matter, James Cohen Gallery, New York
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2002
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The Physical World, Gagosian Gallery, New York
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2002
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Medicate, The Art Gallery and Museum, Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Royal Lemington Spa
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2002
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The Rowan Collection. Contemporary British & Irish Art, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
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2002
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Self-Medicated, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
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2002
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In Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade; Museum of Fine Arts,Yaroslavl; The Urals Museum of Youth,Yekaterinburg; Centre of Graphics and Printmaking and Akhmatova Museum, St Petersburg; Fine Art Gallery, Novosibirsk; Musuem of Art, Tel-Aviv
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2001
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Artist’s London: Holbein to Hirst, Museum of London, London
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2001
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Art –Tube 01, Café De Paris, London
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2001
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Printers Inc., The Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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2001
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Art > Music, Rock Pop Techno, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
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2001
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Double Vision, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
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2001
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Freestyle. Werke Aus der Sammlung Boros, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
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2001
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Beautiful Productions. Art to play, art to wear, art to own, Whitechapel, London
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2001
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Camera Works. The Photographic Impulse in Contemporary Art, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
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2001
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Warhol/Koons/Hirst: Cult and Culture, Selections from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado
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2001
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Field Day, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
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2001
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Public Offerings, The Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles
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2001
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Complementary Studies. Recent Abstract Painting, Harris Museum Art Gallery, Preston
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2001
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Breaking the Mould: 20th Century British Sculpture from Tate, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
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2001
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Century City, Tate Modern, London
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2000
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Hyper Mental, Kunsthaus Zurich/Hamburger Kunsthalle
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2000
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Lets Entertain, Walker Arts Centre, Minniapolis; Portland Art Museum; Centre Georges Pompidou; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico; Miami Art Museum
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2000
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Balls, James Cohan Gallery, New York
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2000
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Peter Blake About Collage, Tate Liverpool
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2000
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After Life, 11 Duke Street, London
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2000
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The History of the Turner Prize, 1984-1999 and People’s Show 2: Pictures selected by the public, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
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2000
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Video Vibe. Art, Music and Video in the UK, The British School at Rome, Rome
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2000
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Minding, Le Garage, Geneva
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2000
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Zeitgenossen/Contemporarians:Malerei/Paintings, Galerie Editions Kunsthandel GmbH, Essen
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2000
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On the Edge of the Western World, Yerba Buena Center of the Arts, San Francisco
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2000
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Out There, White Cube², Hoxton, London
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2000
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Ant Noises, Saatchi Gallery, London
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2000
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Art in Sacred Spaces, St. Stephen’s Church, London
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2000
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Psycho, Anne Faggionato, London
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2000
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Blue: borrowed and new, The New At Gallery, Walsall
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2000
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Sincerely yours. British art from the 90s, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo
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2000
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Damien Hirst, Sadler’s Wells, London (solo)
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2000
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Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings, Gagosian Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000
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Focus on Damien Hirst. Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Oslo. -solo
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2000
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Pharmacy. Tate Gallery. London, UK-solo
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1998
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Museum of Contemporary Art. Chicago, IL -solo
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1997
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Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Oslo, Norway. -solo
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1997
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Helsinki City Art Museum. Helsinki. -solo
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1997
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The Beautiful Afterlife. Bruno Bischofberger. Zurich, Germany. -solo
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1996
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No Sense of Absolute Corruption. Gagosian Gallery. New York, NY -solo
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1995
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Pharmacy. Kukje Gallery. Seoul, South Korea. -solo
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1994
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Pharmacy. Museum. Dallas, TX -solo
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1993
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Visual Candy. Regen Projects. Los Angeles, CA. -solo
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1993
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Damien Hirst. Galerie Jablonka. Cologne, Germany. -solo
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1992
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Pharmacy. Cohen Gallery. New York, NY. -solo
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1990
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In & Out of Love. Woodstock Street Gallery. London, UK -solo
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