Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst: Morbid Fascination
From the outset of his career, Hirst devised a fool-proof strategy for grabbing the public's and critics' attention. His provocative art addresses death and rebirth - vanities and beauty - morality, medicine and technology.As a young and virtually unknown artist, Hirst climbed far and fast. His shark, suspended in a tank of formaldehyde, wowed and repulsed audiences in 1991. Like the French artist Marcel Duchamp, Hirst employed ready-made objects to shocking effect, and in the process, he questioned the very nature of art.Love him or hate him, Hirst was a visionary in anticipating the needs of the contemporary art market. One could argue, as some have, that this in itself is a form of art.
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Ronnie Wood - Somebody Up There Likes Me
This Mike Figgis directed film is an intimate portrait of legendary Rolling Stones musician Ronnie Wood today as an artist, musician and survivor. A man still at the cutting edge in his seventies, the film tells the story from his humble beginnings in north London, where his older brothers shaped the musical powerhouse he would become, to the unique career that has not only spanned over 50 years (so far) but also traversed some of the most influential musicians the world has ever known including The Birds, Jeff Beck, The New Barbarians, Rod Stewart, The Faces and of course The Rolling Stones. Ronnie guides us on a journey through his life – painting and performing, accompanied by the friends, musicians and artists who have been part of his life over the years including Damian Hirst, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Imelda May and Rod Stewart. .
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