Author: Hirst, DamienHeld in 2021 in St Moritz, Mental Escapology was Damien Hirst’s first major exhibition in Switzerland. It featured over 40 works from some of his best-known series: highlights included the 12-foot bronze sculpture, The Monk, positioned in the centre of the frozen Lake St Moritz. Designed by the exhibition’s curator, Jason Beard, this publication provides an overview of the show, presenting the works alongside a selection of quotes by Hirst.Elsewhere, another piece from Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable series, Two Figures with a Drum (2013), was installed on the southwestern edge of the lake, while his 21-foot sculpture Temple (2008) towered over the lake’s north bank. Some of Hirst’s most recognisable works were displayed in an 18th-century building and in the Protestant church in the town’s centre.ISBN 9781912613083. Other Criteria Books. pb. 128 pages. 72 colour ills. 27.9 x 21 cm.reprinting
