Billy Mill Roundabout
Billy Mill Roundabout
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 68
Year: 2002
Size: H 91cm x W 71cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Wright | United States | |||
| June 2020 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2017 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| September 2014 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2009 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg | Germany |
Meaning & Analysis
Billy Mill Roundabout is an etching from 2002 by Damien Hirst from the first volume of his In A Spin, The Action Of The World Upon Things series. The print depicts several spiralling lines in the centre of the composition, rendered in crayon-like strokes of brown, purple, yellow and green. The composition is dynamic in its simplistic use of line that conveys speed and movement.
Billy Mill Roundabout is directly related to Hirst’s famed spin paintings, produced with a rotating canvas attached to a spin machine, onto which he poured paint. This series of etchings was produced with copper plates attached to the machine with the spiral lines drawn with needles, screwdrivers, and other sharp tools as they spun. The process of creating these works became a performance-like ritual that continued for numerous days.
The circular patterns that form the basis of this series of etchings were inspired by a long-exposure photograph Hirst has taken of stars in the night sky, forming an abstract configuration of shapes. Indicative of Hirst’s enthusiasm for contemporary music, Billy Mill Roundabout is reminiscent of grooved vinyl LPs and some of the titles of the etchings in the suite are lyrics from Pop-songs.
Damien Hirst, born in Bristol in 1965, is often hailed the enfant terrible of the contemporary art world. His provocative works challenge conventions and his conceptual brilliance spans installations, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring themes of mortality and the human experience. As a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late '80s, Hirst's work has dominated the British art scene for decades and has become renowned for being laced with controversy, thus shaping the dialogue of modern art.
