The paintings’ titles are as enigmatic as they are evocative
The butterfly is one of Hirst’s most enduring motifs
Its grinning face has since become a pop-cultural phenomenon
the catalogue offers a detailed exhibition history
In ACTS—short for “Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity”—Ruby captures liquid dye inside clear urethane and balances these pure prisms atop scuffed
Richard Prince: The Entertainers Priya Bhatnagar The paintings’ titles are asThis artists book by Richard Prince features The Entertainers (198283), an early series of photographs inspired by the nightclubs, theaters, and restaurants of New Yorks Times Square. Manipulating publicity shots of aspiring singers, actors, and models, he softened their focus, heightened their contrast, and added garish colors and graphic elements that capture the areas sleazy glamour. The book reproduces the panels of the series and related works,