Spinning Wheel

In 2002, Damien Hirst was one of (if not the) most famous living artists. His body of work was already enough to cement him in the annals of contemporary art history for two lifetimes. His work; ”The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” ; featuring an enormous great white shark, his mouth wide open, suspended is a sea of formaldehyde, brought Hirst critical acclaim as well as superstardom. His works, collected by the most distinguished of collectors. His solo exhibitions, the talk of the art world, the works immediately selling out to be placed in some of the most prestigious collections around the globe. Hirst was part of the ”YBA’S” (young British artists); a collective that emerged from the UK in the early to mid nineties. His contemporaries included Tracy Emin and Harland Miller yet it was immediately evident, that Damien Hirst would be the brightest star in this orbit. Only a handful of artists had reached the level of fame and