Seeing spots
Gagosian plans Hirst catalogue and major multi-venue exhibition
By Cristina Ruiz From issue 227, September 2011
Published online 1 Sep 11 (Market)
The Gagosian Gallery has announced that it is to publish a catalogue of every spot painting produced to date by Damien Hirst. The publication, which is being produced in collaboration with Hirst’s publishing company Other Criteria, will coincide with an exhibition of spot paintings opening on 12 January in all 11 Gagosian gallery branches around the world.
The publication is described as a “fully illustrated, complete and definitive reference to all spot paintings made by Hirst from 1986 to the present”. Its appearance will solve one of the enduring mysteries of the contemporary art market: just how many spots has Hirst painted in the past 25 years? Although he has repeatedly stated his intention to abandon the series, he continues to produce spot paintings. Several dealers and auction house sources familiar with the Hirst market say they believe that “several thousand” have been produced.
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