Opium, 2000 Slim Aarons This 2011 print presents a

This 2011 print presents a frontal view of Hirst's famous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds

expressionistic spot paintings from Freeze

Works like Opium reflect his interest in repetition

Presenting The Past

Opium, 2000 Slim Aarons This 2011 print presents aCreated in 2000, Opium belongs to Damien Hirsts broader exploration of pharmaceutical culture, a theme that became central to his artistic identity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. During this period, Hirst was deeply engaged with the ways modern society relies on medicationboth physically and psychologicallyand how pharmaceuticals have come to symbolize comfort, stability, and even salvation in the contemporary world. The late 1990s marked a shift