October 14 in London's Wallace Collection museum opened Exhibition of paintings of one of the most expensive contemporary artists - Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst) . Observers British newspapers shouting match exposure to the nines, paintings called secondary and boring. But there is good reason to assert that the opinions of critics are unlikely to affect the fate of the market works.

The other day in the gallery White Cube (the same one that sold the famous diamond skull) was held at "Prime Minister" 19 new paintings Hirst, very similar to those exhibited in the museum. In these works the artist paid tribute to his favorite Francis Bacon (Francis Bacon). Of course, there were "branded" Hearst's motives, such as the skull and the pattern of "polka dot". Told the head of exhibition projects White Cube, Tim Marlow (Tim Marlow), even before the opening of the exhibition, five of the seven largest works have found a buyer. The most expensive went for 9.5 million pounds (15.7 million dollars). Prices for paintings start from 235 thousand pounds.

Fabrics Hirst will be exhibited in the gallery until January 30. And the exhibition at the Wallace Collection will close January 24. It is expected that it will become the most visited exhibition in the history of the museum.

article prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: artinfo.com , artinvestment.ru