Sale: 361 / Post War/ Contemporary Art, Dec. 12. 2009 in Munich Lot 390

 
Damien Hirst - Spin


390
Damien Hirst
Spin, 1994.
Watercolour
Estimate:
€ 7,000 / $ 7,490
Sold:
€ 8,540 / $ 9,137

(incl. surcharge)

Watercolor and India ink
Signed "Damien Hirst and Dan Langton" and dated. On wove paper. 30 x 30 cm (11,8 x 11,8 in), the full sheet

LITERATURE: Etienne Lullin/Florian-Oliver Simm (editor), Contemporary Art in Print, London 2006, pp. 313ff.

Together with Angus Fairhiust, Hirst begins working on his “spin paintings“ in 1993, which he makes by means of a pottery disc. In the following, he lent the disc to customers for BP1, so that they could make their own work of art. This action is a clear example of Hirst’s critical attitude towards the art market. In the 1994 exhibition at Bruno Brunnet Fine Arts, Berlin ("Damien Hirst making beautiful drawings - an installation") Hirst is occupied with topics regarding authorship and originality, at the same time he lets visitors make use of his “spin“ machine. [EH].




390
Damien Hirst
Spin, 1994.
Watercolour
Estimate:
€ 7,000 / $ 7,490
Sold:
€ 8,540 / $ 9,137

(incl. surcharge)