
Sacrament
"Sacrament" exemplifies Damien Hirst's characteristic exploration of mortality, spirituality, and pharmaceutical culture through an assemblage of disparate materials that challenge conventional notions of the sacred. The work combines industrial and organic elements including cedar wood, silver, stainless steel, and cast bismuth pills rendered in acrylic lacquer, creating a visual dialogue between religious devotion and contemporary medicine. By elevating pharmaceutical objects to the status of sacramental relics, Hirst interrogates our modern relationship with chemical intervention and the quasi-religious faith we place in pharmaceutical solutions.
- Medium
- Multiple comprising cedar wood, silver, stainless steel, resin, painted cast bismuth pills and acrylic lacquer.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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Damien Hirst: Online Auction
October 17, 2024
Lot 40
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