Damien Hirst (1965)
Damien Hirst
Damien Stephen Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List. During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended.
| Date and place of birt: | 7 june 1965, Bristol, United Kingdom |
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| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Period of activity: | XXI, XX century |
| Specialization: | Painter, Artist |
| Art school / group: | Young British Artists |
| Art style: | Conceptual, Contemporary art, Expressionist, Modern, Modernism |
