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The Art Newspaper's Gareth Harris breaks down Damien Hirst's brand new Venice exhibition

The Art Newspaper's Gareth Harris breaks down Damien Hirst's brand new Venice exhibition

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, …

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April 24, 201713m 16s

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Show Notes

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor at The Art Newspaper and contributor to the Financial Times, joins us to breakdown Damien Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable exhibition in Venice, his first major show in ten years. First, Gareth retells his initial reaction to the show while walking through the exhibition during the press preview. Then, he explains what he meant when he wrote, "this is what art looks like when unbridled ambition meets apparently limitless financial resources." Also, Gareth speculates why the show has been so polarizing, how galleries and museums are responding to the show and how this may impact Hirst's declining market.