Damien Hirst: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable

by Damien Hirst and Francois Pinault

Damien Hirst (Artist), François Pinault (Foreword), Martin Bethenod (Introduction), Elena Geuna, Simon Schama, Henri Loyrette, and Franck Goddio

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This fully illustrated catalog accompanies Damien Hirst’s (born 1965) most ambitious project to date, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable.

The exhibition of 189 works is now on display in Venice, across the two expansive museum spaces of the Pinault Collection: Punta della Dogana and Palazzo Grassi.

Exceptional in scale and scope, this complex project has been almost ten years in the making and tells the story of an ancient shipwreck and its recent discovery. The catalog features 200 color plates, installation images and a comprehensive, illustrated list of works with texts on selected pieces. Also included is an essay by underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio, who discovered the lost city of Thonis-Heracleion off the Egyptian shore in 2000. In addition are contributions from historian Simon Schama and curator Henri Loyrette, former director of the Louvre, as well as the exhibition’s curator, Elena Geuna.
  • ISBN10 1906967806
  • ISBN13 9781906967802
  • Publish Date 24 October 2017
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 30 August 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Other Criteria
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 322
  • Language English