Publisher's Synopsis
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Dark Trees, at Hilario Galguera, April 2010, this catalogue features a number of previously unseen Blue Paintings from Hirst's 2006-2008 series. Marking his second ever show in Mexico, his oil painted skulls find symmetry in Mexico's Day of the Dead'celebrations, from which the artist has drawn a great many influences. Included in the publication are "Human Skull in Space," "Man Barely Alive" and a number of gate-folded triptychs: "Three Views of a Skull," "Towards The End of The Day" and "Bad Omen."
