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Damien Hirst

English sculptor and installation artist
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Summary

Damien Hirst was born on June 7, 1965[1], in Bristol[2]. He has worked as a restaurateur[3], painter[4], conceptual artist[5], sculptor[6], and illustrator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,036 views/month, #5,711 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 1965[9], June 1956[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[11]
  • Ethnic group: English people[12]
  • Occupation: visual artist[13], film director[14], engraver[15], installation artist[16], assemblage artist[17], artist[18]
  • Field of work: art of sculpture[19], installation art[20]
  • Educated at: Leeds Arts University[21], Goldsmiths, University of London[22], Winkler Prins[23], Allerton Grange School[24]
  • Notable work: Mickey[25], The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living[26], For the Love of God[27]
  • Award received: Turner Prize[28]
  • Member of: Young British Artists[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Movement: Young British Artists[31]
  • Genre: assemblage[32], vanitas[33]
  • Commons category: Damien Hirst[34]
  • Family name: Hirst[35]
  • Given name: Damien[36], Steven[37]
  • Official website: https://www.damienhirst.com/[38]
  • Sponsor: Charles Saatchi[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Damien Hirst[40]
  • Work location: Berlin[41]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-damien-hirst[42]
  • Student of: Michael Craig-Martin[43]
  • Described by source: Lentapedia[44], UbuWeb[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[46]
  • Birth name: Damien Steven Hirst[47]
  • Name in native language: Damien Hirst[48]

Why It Matters

Damien Hirst has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Damien Hirst born?

Damien Hirst was born in Bristol[2].

What did Damien Hirst do for work?

Damien Hirst worked as a restaurateur[3], painter[4], conceptual artist[5], sculptor[6], and illustrator[7].

Where did Damien Hirst go to school?

Damien Hirst was educated at Leeds Arts University[21], Goldsmiths, University of London[22], Winkler Prins[23], and Allerton Grange School[24].

What awards did Damien Hirst receive?

Honors received include Turner Prize[28].

Related Entities

Bristol Goldsmiths, University of London Israel Museum Leeds London Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria San Francisco Museum of Modern Art UbuWeb United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [9] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  34. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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