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ID: 700008413 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008413 | Record Type: Movable Work |
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (installation (exhibition); Damien Hirst (English sculptor, installation artist, and pai...; 1991; United States (North and Central America, World, Top of the ...) | |
Note: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a large installation piece created by "Young British Artists" (or YBA) member Damien Hirst in 1991. It consists of a large tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde in a vitrine. The work was commissioned by Charles Saatchi in 1991 who sold it in 2004, to Steven A. Cohen for an undisclosed amount, estimated to be anywhere from 8-12 million. When the original specimen began to decompose, it was replaced with a new specimen in 2006. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City displayed the work from 2007 to 2010. It is considered the iconic work of YBA movement. | |
Titles: |
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
installation (exhibition) [300182935] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>) |
performance art (preferred) |
Creation Date: 1991 |
Damien Hirst (English sculptor, installation artist, and painter, born 1965) [preferred,VP] |
installation artist Hirst, Damien (English sculptor, installation artist, and painter, born 1965) [500057379] |
Locations: |
Current: United States [7012149] North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Display Materials: glass, painted steel, silicone, monofilament, shark, and formaldehyde solution |
glass (material) [300010797] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material) |
steel (alloy) [300133751] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy) |
silicone [300014558] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, plastic (material), <plastic by property>, thermoset) |
Selachii (order) [300249658] | |
.......(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chondrichthyes (class), Elasmobranchii (subclass)) |
formaldehyde [300013020] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material) |
monofilament [300014636] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, filament (material)) |
Dimensions: 217 cm. x 54 cm. x 180 cm. |
British (preferred) |
Young British Art [300263412] (preferred,N/A) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, <international post-1945 styles and movements>, <post-1945 fine arts styles and movements>) |
animals (preferred,isness) |
shark [300249658] | |
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chondrichthyes (class), Elasmobranchii (subclass)) (AAT) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: performance art or installations |
Sources and Contributors: | |
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living | ........ [VP] |
........ Damien Hirst (2012) 72 | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
....................... Adams, Sensation (1997) |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Damien Hirst (2012) 72 | |
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