Damien Hirst: The Civilisation Paintings

Damien Hirst is a renowned British artist celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art. Beginning at Goldsmiths School of Art, Hirst has been redefining the boundaries of artistic expression and production. Through a varied practice of installation, sculpture, painting and drawing, Hirst explores the complex relationships between art, beauty, religion, science, life and death. Norman Rosenthal (b.1944) is a British independent curator and art historian, who previously served as the Exhibitions Secretary of the Royal Academy of Arts from 1977 to 2008 and co-organized the controversial Sensation exhibition in 1997. James Fox is a London-based journalist, born in Washington D.C., and a former feature writer and foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times. He is the author of White Mischief and The Langhorne Sisters, and co-author of Life, the best-selling memoir of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. He has also contributed to various publications, including Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, London Review of Books and Air Mail, among others.