"Some of the stronger pieces in the show were rooted in Asian philosophies like Zen and Tao that follow their own reflective path. Ran Hwang’s Dreaming for Joy installation was a study in Eastern meditation, where literally thousands of individual buttons were used in the ongoing process..."
A major retrospective of over a hundred works, dating from 1990 to 2008, by Damien Hirst is showing at The PinChuk Art Centre in Kiev. Known for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art, his principle themes include mortality, faith, medicine, religion, wealth and power. His work is visually stunning and oftentimes quite brutal.
