DAMIEN HIRST "RING-A-RING OF ROSES" ETCHING, 2002Damien Hirst (b. 1965) is one of the most divisive, high profile, and arguably misunderstood artists of the contemporary era. (In)famous internationally for encapsulating a tiger shark in a tank of formaldehyde, Hirst is the most successful and prolific artist from the group known as the Young British Artists (YBAs). Themes of mortality and decay continue to pervade his practice, evident in installations resembling mirrored pharmacy cabinets and

The work's title

from an edition of 4 by the artist

Adding detail only where necessary

Published by Experimental Printmaking

This notion of simultaneous homage and critique

and lived experience

overlapping loops and swirls

From an edition of 68

While Oltiski's work from the 1980s and early 1990s is typically characterized by frenetic swirls and interlocking forms created with heavy impasto and thick brushwork

It not only advertised the exhibition

almost crude style of Katz's imagery pairs well with Berkson's inclination to move freely between prose and poetry

emphasizing her painterly mark-making and command over the medium