Racing Around the World for a Damien Hirst Print
The trip was for art—sort of. “The Complete Spot Paintings: 1986-2011,” a show of works by the semi-deranged British artist/marketing genius Damien Hirst, has taken over all 11 outposts of the Gagosian Gallery through mid-February. Before the show’s January opening, Mr. Hirst issued a challenge: Anyone who visits every gallery—three in New York, two in London, one each in Athens, Geneva, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome—before the close will receive a limited-edition spot print. (Estimated value: upward of $3,500, depending on how many people complete the task.)
I now have a strong urge to fly around the world.
