Tuberculosis

Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Tuberculosis signed, inscribed and dated 'In principio erat verbum Lignum vitae afferens fructus Passus sub Pontio Pilato Damien Hirst John 24.07.03' (on the turnover edge); signed twice 'Damien Hirst' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse) flies and resin on canvas 54 x 40in. (137.2 x 101.6cm.) Executed in 2003, this work is accompanied by a poem written by the artist