Chicken

1999

Damien Hirst

Associated Names
Damien Hirst

Artist, British, born 1965

Paragon Press

Publisher

This is a painting of a medication label with the word "Chicken" featured. The painting showcases a design reminiscent of a pharmaceutical label. It prominently displays the word "Chicken®" in black font. Below it, in black and red text, the painting states "Concentrated Oral Solution Morphine Sulphate" with a dosage of "20mg/ml" and volume "120ml". The design includes blocks of orange and blue lines at the top, and the artist's name "Damien Hirst" printed at the bottom. The painting conveys a clinical yet playful tone, reflecting Hirst's interest in medical themes.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

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Mushroom

Damien Hirst, Coriander Studio, Paragon Press

1999

The Last Supper

Damien Hirst, Coriander Studio, Paragon Press

1999

Corned Beef

Damien Hirst, Coriander Studio, Paragon Press

1999


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(White Cube Gallery, London, England); Anthony T. Podesta, Washington, DC, 2001; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Damien Hirst: The Last Supper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2016

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite (vertical): Damien Hirst

Wikidata ID

Q77010078

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