Damien Hirst

The Acquired Inability to Escape (Inverted and Divided), 1993

 
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Data

The Acquired Inability to Escape (Inverted and Divided)
1993
2388 x 2134 x 3048 mm | 94 x 84 x 120 in
Glass, steel, silicone rubber, chair, ashtray, lighter and cigarettes
Image: Photographed by Nic Tenwiggenhorn © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2012

Exhibitions

Plus Ultra
Group Exhibition - 2010
Macro, Rome, Italy
Damien Hirst: The Acquired Inability to Escape / The Acquired Inability to Escape, Inverted and Divided and Other Works
Solo Exhibition - 1993
Galerie Jablonka, Cologne, Germany

Context

‘The Acquired Inability to Escape (Inverted and Divided)’ is a variation of Hirst’s earlier vitrine work ‘The Acquired Inability to Escape’ (1991) in which the original piece is presented both upside down, and split down the centre.