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I do think that Damien Hirst is overexposed and over-produced. Hirst frequently utilizes shock value in his work, as evident in A Thosand Years (1990), which features a severed cow head. This purely shock-producing attention-seeking style has become tiresome as evident from his decline in sales at auction. Hirst's spin and spot paintings, both of which peaked in price in 2008 and have since plummeted. on January 12, 2012 Gagosian Gallery launched massive spot painting shows in all their galleries, likely in hopes to reinvigorate the spots or to get rid of Hirst's work. This Gagosian show has garnered all sorts of positive attention since launching a couple weeks ago, however this seems like one final jaunt before Hirst burns out. There are hundreds of paintings that have been divide up between Gagosian's several galleries. I believe the sheer quantity of his work is actually devaluing itself.
A Thosand Years (1990)
The opening of "Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings" at Gagosian's beverly Hills gallery.
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