Damien Hirst & Paul Simonon

Spots Car Painting

About this artwork

This was Hirst's first collaborative work, painted for the Aids charity Crusaid. Paul Simonon was an art student in the mid-1970s before leaving to play bass guitar for the punk band The Clash. Since the demise of The Clash in 1984 he has become a full-time painter. Simonon painted the Citroën car and Hirst added his trademark spots over the top. Hirst has produced a series of spot paintings, featuring spots of regular size and distribution, painted on canvases of different shapes and sizes.

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  • artists:
    Damien Hirst (born 1965) English, Paul Simonon (born 1955) English
  • title:
    Spots Car Painting
  • date created:
    1998
  • materials:
    Household gloss and oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    Framed: 112.00 x 172.80 x 3.50 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1998
  • accession number:
    GMA 4205
  • gallery:
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Damien Hirst

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