Damien Hirst Archival Exhibition Dossier British Council Michael Joo Provenance For Sale

ITEM OVERVIEW & UNIQUE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEThis is a remarkable, one-of-a-kind contemporary art ephemera lot offering deep insight into the early-2000s contemporary art boom.This lot features a bespoke, hand-assembled curatorial press dossier created in-house by The British Council Visual Arts Department specifically for the world-renowned contemporary artist Michael Joo. Joo generously loaned important early Damien Hirst drawings from his personal collection—specifically 'All For One and One For All (Small)' (1999) and 'Lets Try not to have any Preconceptions (Large)' (1997)—to Hirst’s landmark 2003 international retrospective drawings tour.Upon the conclusion of the tour, the British Council compiled this custom, spiral-bound reference portfolio exclusively for Joo to serve as an official record of the exhibition's international impact.📄 WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ARCHIVE:

• Two (2) Original, Signed Letters on Official British Council Letterhead: Dated November 24, 2003, and March 10, 2004, addressed directly to Michael Joo at his New York studio. Both are hand-signed by Colin Ledwith (Exhibitions Curator, Visual Arts). These letters outline the immense success of the tour stops at the MGLC in Ljubljana and the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg, document the safe return of Joo's loaned artwork via fine-art handlers Momart, and thank him for his generosity.

• Curatorial & Press Facsimile Compilation: A manually gathered collection of local and international press coverage, including direct printouts of early 2000s cultural news web pages, original Slovenian newspaper clippings from Dnevnik, Slovenske Novice, and Delo, and full English translations of Hirst's raw, provocative interviews regarding the relationship between art and money, his use of animals, and his dynamic with Charles Saatchi.

🔍 CONDITION REPORT

• Overall Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition (2003/2004).
• Details: The clear plastic cover shows light surface wear consistent with careful handling and storage over the last 20+ years. The spiral comb binding is completely intact. The interior pages and original British Council letters are crisp, clean, unfaded, and strictly preserved in their original bound order. Please see all uploaded high-resolution photos for exact condition mapping.

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