Jeremy Paxman interviews Damien Hirst - Newsnight

Artist Damien Hirst has turned gallery owner. His new London gallery will open in October with a show of paintings by John Hoyland, the British abstract artist who objected to the Royal Academy’s 1997 Sensation exhibition of works by Young British Artists.

Damien Hirst,has described the artist as “by far the greatest British abstract painter". He added: "John Hoyland was never afraid to push the boundaries. His paintings always feel like a massive celebration of life to me.”

Ahead of the opening of a major retrospective of his career at Tate Modern in 2012 the artist Damien Hirst talked to Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman.

WARNING: The video contains some strong language and images of graphic artwork.


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