More Damien Hirst artworks created years later than claimed

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a Guardian report, “at least 1,000” of the 10,000 paintings used in his experimental 2022 project ‘The Currency’ were created at a later date than originally suggested. But sources close to the production process, including several artists hired to make them on a “Henry Ford production line”, said that many of the works were created en masse in 2018 and 2019. open image in gallery Hirst made $18m from the project Lawyers for the artist, 58, and his company have now defended their actions and said that it is customary to date paintings with the year of their project’s inception and not the date of their creation. Hirst said the project was “the most exciting” he had “ ever worked on by far” adding: “It comprises of 10,000 NFTs, each corresponding to a unique physical artwork made in 2016.” open image in gallery Artists involved in the works said some developed ‘repetitive strain injuries’ Each painting was signed by the artist and featured the year 2016 inscribed on the back. When questioned about the revelations, lawyers did not comment on why Hirst had explicitly said the artworks were “made in 2016” but maintained their stance that it was not misleading, claiming that it is “customary practice” to mark artworks with the year of a project’s inception.