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Interview with Damien Hirst and Interview with an unnamed man

Catalog Data

Creator:
Hirst, Damien, 1965-  Search this
Cone, Michèle C., 1932-  Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
1993 December and 1994 January 9
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 30 min., 53 sec.
Summary:
Recording has continuous loud hum and muffled speech. Beginning of Side 02 has fluctuating channel balance and sound quality. Side 01 and Side 02 until 00:09:26 Michèle Cone interviews Damien Hirst. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include Hirst's education, influences such as Francis Bacon and minimalism, themes and materials of his artwork, and both Hirst's and Cone's thoughts on art history. Also included is detailed description and discussion about individual pieces of art, such as <em>Asthmatic Escaped</em>. Concluding part of Side 02 is Michèle Cone interviewing an unnamed man. Recording has background noise. Discussion is in French.
Citation:
Damien Hirst and Michèle C. Cone. Interview with Damien Hirst and Interview with an unnamed man, 1993 December and 1994 January 9. Michèle Cone papers, 1959-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)25391
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Michèle Cone papers, 1959-2020
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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