For the program Postcard from…, a project conceived by Marcello Smarrelli and promoted by by the Fondazione Pastificio Cerere in Rome, a poster by Damien Hirst titled Nucleohistone, taken fom the work of the same name he made in 2008/2011, will be on display at the main entrance of the MACRO in conjunction with the exhibition at the Pastificio.
Hirst’s extraordinary body of work tackles wholly relevant issues in today’s society: the concept of mortality, contemporary society’s dependence on the pharmaceutical industry, and the role of science and religion in our lives. For this project, Hirst selected a work that is representative of his “ Spot Paintings” series, which he has been producing since 1988. The title of the work, Nucleohistone (2008-2011), refers to the DNA and protein structure within the cell’s nucleus and reflects the artist’s passion for medical aesthetics.
Postcard from… Damien Hirst is realized in conjunction with Gagosian Gallery’s exhibition The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 by Damien Hirst. The exhibition will take place at once across all of Gagosian Gallery’s eleven locations in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong, opening worldwide on 12 January, 2012. The exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Rome will be on show until 10 March, 2012.