{"product_id":"damien-hirst-ho-ho-ho-1997","title":"DAMIEN HIRST \"HO, HO, HO!\" 1997","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/damien-hirst\"\u003eDamien Hirst\u003c\/a\u003e (b. 1965) is one of the most divisive, high-profile, and arguably misunderstood artists of the contemporary era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(In)famous internationally for encapsulating a tiger shark in a tank of formaldehyde, Hirst is the most successful and prolific artist from the group known as the Young British Artists (YBAs). Themes of mortality and decay continue to pervade his practice, evident in installations resembling mirrored pharmacy cabinets and molecular examinations of narcotics and pharmaceuticals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ho, Ho, Ho!\" was commissioned by the fine art handling company Momart, as part of their yearly Christmas greeting that gets sent to clients in the art world. This paperweight is based on Hirst’s celebrated \"Spot\" paintings, a series of more than 1,400 works that employ coloured dots arranged in strict grid formations. The \"Spot\" works began in the late 1980's, but became iconic and revered in the late nineties. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of only white as opposed to various colors suggests falling snow, evoking a sense of a minimalist snow globe. At his most effective, Hirst layers complexity beneath apparent simplicity, and this compact edition is no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is held in the public collection of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O55127\/ho-ho-ho-greeting-card-hirst-damien\/\"\u003eVictoria and Albert Museum\u003c\/a\u003e, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ho, Ho, Ho!\" (Momart Christmas Edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScreenprint in white on perspex encapsulated in acrylic. Encapsulation by Krylix, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned in white wax crayon on the perspex, lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the unnumbered (as issued) edition of 1700\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Momart, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3\"H 2.5\"W 1\"D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damien Hirst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67606369534188,"sku":"07-26","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Damien-Hirst-Ho-Ho-Ho-1997_01.jpg?v=1789068505","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/damien-hirst-ho-ho-ho-1997","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}