On the eve of the public opening of the Damien Hirst’s exhibition ‘Requiem’ in Kyiv, a vernissage took place at the PinchukArtCentre that gathered Ukrainian and international cultural beau monde. Top contemporary artists, influential art critics, curators, directors of the biggest art institutions, philanthropists, actors and musicians came to Ukraine especially for this event.
Artists Andreas Gurski and Jeff Koons, Hirst’s professor at the Goldsmith College Michael Craig-Martin, the director of Tate sir Nicolas Serota, director of Arken Christian Gether, the founder of the Garage contemporary culture centre Dasha Zhukova and many other influential representatives of the artistic community came to greet Hirst with the biggest retrospective in his life. Many celebrities were noted among the guests, such as actor Daniel Craig, member of the legendary Clash Paul Simonon, musician Antony Genn, film director and clip maker Baillie Walsh and the Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador Bianca Jagger (the ex-wife of Mick Jagger).
Almost two thousand guests visited the vernissage.
