Damien Hirst at the exhibition From the Cradle to the Grave at MGLC, 25th International Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2003.
Photo: Bojan Velikonja. MGLC Archive.
Damien Hirst, the award winner of the 24th International Biennial of Graphic Arts in 2001, and one of Britain’s most prominent artists, had a personal exhibition at the 25th Biennial. He exhibited a comprehensive volume of his drawings, ranging from the humorous ones made for friends to preparatory sketches for his installations and paintings. Over one hundred works, loaned from public and private collections, as well as the artist himself, were on view. This was the first presentation ever of Hirst’s drawings and his first personal exhibition since he took a break in 2000. The exhibition was organised by British Council and a catalogue in the form of a newspaper was published to accompany the exhibition.