Damien Hirst exhibition to open in Galleria Borghese

Damien Hirst, 'The Severed Head of Medusa'

  ROME - June 8 will see the opening of a new exhibition by English artist Damien Hirst at the Galleria Borghese, curated by Anna Coliva and Mario Codognato. Over 80 works from Hirst’s 'Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable' series will be displayed throughout the museum alongside ancient masterpieces.

  The exhibition will feature both monumental and small scale sculptures made from materials such as bronze, Carrara marble and malachite. Hirst’s 'Colour Space' paintings, exhibited for the first time in Italy, will also be presented together with the permanent collection, while his colossal sculpture, Hydra and Kali, will be displayed outdoors in the Giardino Segreto of the Uccelliera.

  The project, made possible thanks to the generous support of Prada, investigates areas of research such as art, architecture, philosophy and literature with the aim of developing innovative languages and projects, in a continuous dialogue with the broader scenarios of contemporaneity.

  This project stems from one of Hirst’s most original projects of the last twenty years: 'Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable', which was exhibited for the first time in 2017 in Venice at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. 

  Since 1987, over 90 solo Damien Hirst exhibitions have taken place worldwide, and he has been included in over 300 group shows. 

The Galleria Borghese, in the Villa Borghese Gardens
Damien Hirst, Children of a Dead King