Jennifer Rossi's Pick: Damien Hirst

The Asthmatic Escaped II

Damien Hirst's work always has this angle of uneasiness about it. Whether a rotting sheep head with flies devouring it, a stained-glass canvas created entirely out of butterflies, or a dot painting named after pharmaceuticals , Hirst always creates a tension in the viewer, which almost makes you feel wrong for liking it. I also like this piece because it includes an asthma inhaler!

Damien Hirst

The Asthmatic Escaped II, 1992
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I love the tension that Damien Hirst creates in his work.

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