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| In the Darkest Hour There May be Light - Works from Damien Hirst's Murderme collection |
Some of the contents of Damien Hirst's personal art collection will go on show to the public for the first time at the Serpentine Gallery later this month. Valued in excess of £100m, it places works by Warhol, Bacon and Jeff Koons alongside younger artists such as Jim Lambie and Laurence Owen.
'A lot of the things that I collect deal with death,' says Hirst. 'Sort of dark but quite lighthearted - you know, laughing in the face of death.'
You can preview some of the show's highlights below. The slideshow should start automatically; alternatively, you can navigate through the images at your own speed using the +/- buttons.
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In the Darkest Hour There May Be Light - works from Damien Hirst's Murderme collection will appear at the Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2, from November 25 2006 to January 28 2007. | ||
| Find out more about the exhibition from the Serpentine Gallery's website | ||
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