Damien Hirst : The Elusive Truth. New Paintings

London : Other Criteria, 2005. Folio, cloth with plastic embossed colour onlay, 22 die cuts and 31 tipped in plates, 33 colour illustrations. First edition, new copy.

This large-format catalogue illustrates the complete paintings featured in Damien Hirst’s 2005 Gagosian Gallery, New York exhibition, The Elusive Truth. The book includes full colour reproductions on hand-tipped plates, a raised plastic cover displaying the painting Two Pills (2004), a short story entitled The Intensive Care Unit by J.G. Ballard and die-cut windows that highlight details from the paintings. Damien Hirst has written quotes to accompany each painting throughout the catalogue.