This morning, after the school drop off I took a quick skip and a hop down to my old hunting ground to catch Damien Hirst’s Valentine Exhibition at the Paul Stolper Gallery on Museum Street.
I met Kendal, who since my distant post mentioning her has been given two things - the all clear from her breast cancer and an inheritance; not enough to change her lifestyle but enough to smooth the edges and buy herself little treats - such as a membership to the British Museum.
The Paul Stopler Gallery is open from 10am Wednesday through to Saturday. We arrived too early, (public transport having whizzed me from N10 to WC1 in under an hour) and had just started to bother the doorbell with frosty finger when the gamine gallery worker opened up.
I knew what to expect and have to say it is right up my straße, pretty to look at without much content (no comment). I love the details too. Basically Damien has produced a series of screen prints in various colourways of hearts and butterflies with some nice gold foil blocking for that studio 54 loving clientele! (I’m sure there is much more to it than that but you won't find it here). I especially liked the larger than life sized disco biscuit with engraved love message.
As it was early and were the only ones there, I was able to snap a few photos. Needless to say all images © Damien Hirst and Paul Stopler Gallery.
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| Damien Hirst - LOVE at Paul Stopler, Museum St. WC2 |
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| Limited edition love heart © Damien Hirst |
These disco biscuits would get anyone dancing.
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| Limited edition love heart © Damien Hirst |
I love these enormous love hearts and especially like his love logos and signature on the side.
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| Heart and arrow © Damien Hirst |
This one was more to Kendal's liking! A black feathered bolt through a pickled cow heart.
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| ©Damien Hirst 2015 |
So purrrrdy!
Mmm, I'm thinking one of these limited edition screen prints (at £6,000 a pop) would look rather lovely over my fireplace...
Enough dreaming!
Afterwards Kendal shared the British Museum Member’s room, where I had one of the finest cups of coffee I’ve tasted in London. Then happily back to North London sated on my little diversion.
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| The British Museum February 2015 |
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2 comments:
Great honest post. You gave us as good as you saw. Hope you had a great time in the British Museum. I'm getting to like it more & more as I re-visit.
It was too far for us, so thanks for sharing your super pictures.
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