The photos that accompany this post are a little grim. After all, that's what Damien Hirst is known for so if you have a delicate stomach then you might not want to read on.
Still with me? Well OK then.
The exhibition is being held in the Al Riwaq exhibition space next to the Museum of Islam Art park and you really can't miss it.
After this point I had to give my camera to security but luckily camera phones were allowed so Rich got plenty of snaps.
The exhibition was pretty much exactly what I expected, having read about the pieces in the media. The works are provocative and centred around death so this isn't one to go to on a queasy stomach. I also wouldn't recommend it for children, but there were an awful lot of little ones there.
Black Sun is an enormous circle comprised of dead flies and resin. I wasn't sure what to make of this but you'll see that my combined feelings of confusion and distaste are a common theme.
Faithless. So beautiful but made up of hundreds of butterfly wings and so sad to look at.
Mother and Child Divided which must be one of the most famous Damien Hurst pieces. At first I found this totally disgusting, but as I walked through it and really fascinated me. I think that's the common theme from the collection. Disgusting and fascinating.
As you can see, disgusted!
Despite the morbid curiosity towards them, the pieces that I enjoyed most were the non animal ones. I loved this although I don't have the name. The ball is supported by a steady stream of air and although you know it won't drop, it's compelling to watch it bob around over their knives.
The spots paintings are so beautiful and so interesting, but this one, with lines as well was mine and Rich's favourite.
Rich wasn't overly bothered by the medicine cabinets and Pharmacy but I really liked the colours in these depicting the seasons. This is Summer.
We also saw the diamond skulls but this was the one area in which we weren't allowed to take photos.
Now I'm no art critic, as I'm sure you'll have gathered from this post, but I'd recommend that you go and see the exhibition if only for the chance to make your own mind up about the art. It's a very different experience to seeing pictures online and in the papers and although I can't pretend to understand everything about the pieces, I certainly enjoyed it more than I had anticipated.
The exhibition runs until 22nd January and opening hours are as follows.
Sunday 10.30am-5.30pm
Monday 10.30am-5.30pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10.30am-5.30pm
Thursday 12pm-8pm
Friday 2pm-8pm
Saturday 12pm-8pm
Entry is free.
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