Art + Design 
11 April 2019
Art + Design 
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After Damien Hirst

Skull Spin Painting

2009
acrylic on paper 27½ h × 20½ w in (70 × 52 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,250
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Stamped signature and inscription to verso 'This painting was made by to celebrate the opening of Damien Hirst, Requiem at the PinchukArtCentre on Damien Hirst (c) Damien Hirst' with blindstamp.
provenance: Private Collection

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This work was created at the opening of Requiem at the PinchuckArtCenter in Kiev. A comprehensive retrospective featuring 100 works spanning 1990-2008, the artist commemorated the event by installing four “Spin Painting Machines” in the complex center. During the first two days of the exhibition, visitors were invited to create their own works of art using the machine. Hirst and several studio assistants were on hand to help, and the completed works were stamped with the event details and a place for the visitor to sign their name. 
 

Victor Pinchuk, Maria Pinchuk and Jay Joplin watch as a Spin Painting is made at the opening of Requiem, 2009. Photo courtesy of the PinchukArtCentre
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