Damien Hirst and Contemporary Art

Damien Hirst is the most famous British artist since Henry Moore. Not even Francis Bacon had such a huge international presence. And yet in his home country he is often seen as a practical joker, pulling the wool over the eyes of the public, and not making proper art at all.

This lecture aims to dispel this and show that he is a deeply serious artist making work that is significant and influential.

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'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living' in exhibition, Damien Hirst in Doha 2013

How to book this event:

Doors open at 7:15 pm to allow time for the AGM before the lecture at 8 pm. Non-members are welcome to attend the lecture but are encouraged to make a donation to the Society at the door. Their contribution will be deducted from their subscription if they then decide to join. Details of how to become a member can be found on the following website. www.theartssocietyswlondon.org.uk

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr David Worthington

David Worthington has been drawn to abstract sculpture since seeing a Barbara Hepworth in a school history book aged 10. He graduated from Oxford University in 1984 with a degree in Philosophy and Theology, then studied fine art in London, Barcelona and New York. A maker he also curates and writes about art. He was shortlisted for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize in 2009.

David is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Sculptors, and was Vice President in 2010-13.

He has carried out public commissions in the UK, America and Japan. His work is in the museum the Creative Cities Collection Beijing China. He has had solo shows at the Lefevre Gallery, Sladers Yard, Horatio’s Garden, the William Bennington Gallery, the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and in October 2017 at the Lightbox Gallery Museum, Woking. He took part in exhibitions at Colyer Bristow Gallery and Contemporary Sculpture at Fulmer 2018.

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