The exhibition was the leader of the "Young British Artists" by Damien Hirst for five months watched 463,087 people. On average, cows in formaldehyde, pictures with dots and other exhibits come to admire up to 3,000 people per day

Damien Hirst on the background of their work in the Tate Modern. Source: standard.co.uk

The first full-scale retrospective of the British artist Damien Hirst for five months was visited 463,087 people. On average, cows in formaldehyde, pictures with dots and other famous artifacts (a total of 70 works presented Hurst) Come and take up to 3,000 people a day.

Damien Hirst can celebrate a well-deserved victory over those who did not believe in it. Although his artistic contribution to world art for many art critics suspect, one thing is certain: the art of Hirst went to the people. Hirst exhibition has become the most visited personal exhibition of the history of Tate, overtaking and Edward Hopper retrospective in 2004, and an exhibition of Gauguin's 2010/2011 year. Retrospective of the leader of "Young British Artists" in the Tate is the second most visited in the history of the gallery, giving a unified leadership exhibition of works by Matisse and Picasso in 2002, which attracted 467,166 visitors.

In retrospect, was represented, for example, the work of "The physical impossibility of death in the minds of living", which is a shark in formaldehyde, and two-room gallery was filled with live butterflies (installation "In and out of love"), because of which the gallery collapsed wave of calls from advocates wildlife.

message attendance record at the Tate Gallery in handy had Damien Hirst, in 2014 to open his own contemporary art gallery in south London. Assortment of galleries of around 2000 works of contemporary art from the collection of the artist.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : standard.co.uk , artinvestment.ru

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