For the first time, some of Damien Hirst's best-known artworks are on view in Germany. The Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art explores the range of the much-discussed artist in Damien Hirst − The Weight of Things. The show begins Oct. 26 in Munich.
Animal carcasses preserved in formaldehyde, a cast of a human skull set with diamonds or paintings made from dead butterflies: Damien Hirst has been irritating the art world with his creations for decades. The »enfant terrible« of the 1990s is one of the most commercially successful artists of our time. For the first time, numerous important works are on view in an exhibition in Germany: The Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) opens Damien Hirst − The Weight of Things on October 26. The more than 40 exhibits come from Hirst's well-known series of works such as Natural History, Spin Paintings, Medicine Cabinets, Cherry Blossoms, Spot Paintings and Butterfly Paintings.
A special highlight is Hirst's sculpture For the Love of God (2007). In a special exhibition, visitors can view the platinum cast of a human skull set with 8601 diamonds. The famous work alludes to the ruinous diamond industry and the competitive nature of capitalism, and is also an object of memento mori. Hirst, who won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1995, created one of the most iconic artworks of the 21st century. This special exhibition is temporary and ends on 28 January 2024.
Digital image manipulation is so ubiquitous and accepted that it has only been discussed again in society since the new AI image generators. In the exhibition Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents the development of image manipulation from 1980 to the present day. The exhibition runs until July 13, 2025.
With the exhibition Living Structures, the Louisiana Museum of Art celebrated the start of the new exhibition series Architecture Connecting. Until March 23, 2025, visitors can experience radical and forward-looking contemporary architectural designs.
