HIRST, Damien The Cancer Chronicles Hirst, Damien. The Cancer Chronicles. London, Other Criteria, 2003
8vo. Original red card wrappers with white and black lettering; inscription on the half-title, "For Mark (Love heart symbol) - Damien XXX Fuck 'em all!; pp. 35, minimal white stains on front cover and slight corner crease to rear; evidence of rubbing along spine; otherwise near fine.
First Edition inscribed to Zodiac Mindwarp
A presentation copy from Hirst, the recipient of this book is the revered rock singer Zodiac Mindwarp (real name Mark Madding) who also was a fellow contributer to Idler Magazine as a graphic designer. This collection of 13 poems was written by Damien Hirst, produced to accompany his exhibition ‘Romance in the Age of Uncertainty’ at White Cube. On the last page and inside the rear cover, Hirst has doodled various intimate apocolypstic phrases; "I speak In Tongues!", "I can hear you Scream". This is number 93 of 1000 numbered copies and explores in written form some of the themes pervasive in his work including subjects like death and the corruption of illness and disease.
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