When I Paint My Masterpiece

In 2021-22, Oxford University's Museum of Natural History exhibited Hirst's Cain and Abel artwork in its 'Meat the Future' exhibition about animal products, giving the artwork date as 1994. MUCA explained its 1993 dating of the alleged 2017-made work thus: 'The museum has wo...

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Published in:Art monthly 2024-06 (477), p.45-45
Main Author: Lydiate, Henry
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Art galleries & museums
Art, Modern
Authorship
Contemporary art
Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968)
Hirst, Damien
Modern art
Modernism (Art)
Visual artists
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Summary:In 2021-22, Oxford University's Museum of Natural History exhibited Hirst's Cain and Abel artwork in its 'Meat the Future' exhibition about animal products, giving the artwork date as 1994. MUCA explained its 1993 dating of the alleged 2017-made work thus: 'The museum has worked directly with the artist Damien Hirst and his studio for this exhibition. While it is true that there is no controlling art industry standard - even regulation - for dating contemporary artworks, it is widely understood by art market and cultural professionals that the artist's dating of a finished work signifies its making not its conception, and that an assigned date range signifies its making over a period of time.
ISSN:0142-6702
2059-5255