Damien Hirst and Contemporary Art
March 18, 2024 6:30 pm
Arts Society Lecturer
Damien Hirst and Contemporary Art
Damien Hirst and Contemporary Art
Hunter Theatre
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 he is a deeply serious artist making work that is both significant and influential.
David Worthington
David has been drawn to abstract sculpture since seeing work by Barbara Hepworth in a school book. He graduated in Philosophy and Theology from Oxford in 1984, then studied fine art in London, Barcelona and New York. A sculptor with many international commissions, 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.
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