The Hunterian

Saturday 14 May 2016
1.00pm – 1.45pm
Hunterian Art Gallery
Free - no booking required

Curator-led tour of William Hunter to Damien Hirst: The Dead Teach the Living.

This new exhibition features the premiere of Damien Hirst's Necromancer (2007) plus objects and artworks that explore the historical and contemporary connections between art and science.

William Hunter to Damien Hirst: The Dead Teach the Living also features rarely seen items from the collections of Hunterian founder Dr William Hunter, plus plus new works by artists Scott Rogers and Catherine Street.

The exhibition is curated by students from the MLitt Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) programme, established jointly between the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art.

Necromancer comes from the collection of renowned art dealer, collector and curator Anthony d’Offay.

Part of Glasgow International 2016.

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First published: 8 March 2016