First edition, signed limited edition to accompany Damien Hirst's first major public exhibition at the Institute of Contemporay Arts (London). The hardback 'deluxe' edition, limited to 250 examples, each signed...
First edition, signed limited edition to accompany Damien Hirst's first major public exhibition at the Institute of Contemporay Arts (London). The hardback 'deluxe' edition, limited to 250 examples, each signed and numbered by the artist in black pen. Publisher's original blue faux leather boards with titles in yellow to the upper board and spine. Foreword by Iwona Blazwick, an introduction by Charles Hall and the transcript of a fictional conversation between Hirst and French artist, Sophie Calle. Illustrated with 24 colour photographs and further images in black and white throughout, including important early works such as 'I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now', vitrine works (such as 'The Acquired Inability to Escape'), his first exhibited work in formaldehyde and also spot paintings. Included, are two facsimile letters from Sophie Calle loosely laid in (as issued), reproductions of correspondence between Sophie Calle and Hirst. A fine copy (with faint toning to page edges, commensurate with age).