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Away from the Flock (1994) Leeds Art Gallery, Art Movements, Social Art, Damien Hirst, English Artists, Tate Modern, British Art, British Artist, On The Floor

With this work Hirst is forcing us to focus on the humble sheep, an animal that has been providing us with food and warmth for centuries, transforming it from the mundane into something special. Its title, Away from the Flock, is a term we associate with religion, specifically Christianity, – 'to leave the flock' is to leave behind the protection of the church. Hirst draws on precedents in earlier British art. In a famous painting by Holman Hunt, called Our English Coasts or Strayed…

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