Treasure From The Wreck Of The Unbelievable
Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable is supposed to be hirst s major comeback a rebuke to his diminished popularity and slumping market value.
Treasure from the wreck of the unbelievable. Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable. Tiernan morgan august 10 2017. But it s a lie so cleverly told that it becomes a weird form of truth. Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable damien hirst until 3 december 2017 treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable.
The immense collection found in the area belonged to cif amotan ii aka aulus. Damien hirst treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable punta delle dogana venezia 2017 duration. It sank about 2 000 years ago. According to the new york times treasures cost the artist millions of dollars to produce and parisian collector françois pinault millions to present.
It is the first major solo exhibition dedicated to damien hirst in italy since the 2004 retrospective at the museo archeologico nazionale in naples the agony and ecstasy and is curated by elena geuna curator of the monographic shows dedicated to rudolf. Damien hirst and curator elena geuna in. In 2008 the wreck of a treasure ship called the apistos meaning the unbelievable was found on the seabed off east africa. The whole exhibition rests on a single premise.
Treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable is essentially built on a lie. Directed by sam hobkinson. With damien hirst piotr baumann andrew whipp. Earlier this week the streaming service released a mockumentary treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable.
The fake story of the art found beneath the depths of the ocean from a 2 000 year old ship wreck. While my love for this film was quickly swept away with the tides of knowledge i cannot help but tip my hat to the mesmerizing cinematography and filming treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable had to showcase. Damien hirst discusses treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable. The show is called treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable and in typical hirst fashion it s not cheap.
In 2008 a shipwreck was discovered off the coast of east africa. In venice until december 3rd. Damien hirst and the crew recount the moments various discoveries are made the myths and legends surrounding the find.