Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Damien Hirst Print Index
Fuckoff
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Part of Damien Hirst's 2017 'Eat the Rich' series, 'Fuckoff' is a silkscreen print rendered in the clinical language of pharmaceutical packaging. Where a drug's brand name would sit, Hirst substitutes a word of confrontation. Published by Other Criteria in a signed, numbered edition of 150 at 40 x 30 inches.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 150. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The work sits at the intersection of Hirst's two career-defining obsessions: the seductive design of medicine and the darker instincts it masks. By hijacking the trusted visual grammar of the pill packet, 'Fuckoff' turns a symbol of care into one of aggression, extending the conceptual thread first opened by his 1990s 'Medicine Cabinets'.
Collector Perspective
As one of twelve prints in a cohesive series, 'Fuckoff' rewards collectors who value thematic complete sets, though it stands on its own visual merit. The edition of 150 and Other Criteria provenance make it an accessible entry into Hirst's pharmaceutical output. Its confrontational title tends to make it one of the more sought titles in the group.
Historical Context
'Eat the Rich' arrived decades after Hirst's earliest medicine works, restating a preoccupation that shaped his rise as a leading figure of the Young British Artists. The series pairs minimalist, confidence-projecting design with implied violence, reflecting on how modern society places faith in pharmaceuticals as both cure and control.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2017
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 40 x 30 inches; Silkscreen print; 'Eat the Rich' is a new series of twelve screenprints that depicts pharmaceutical packaging in which the tablet's brand name has been replaced by a word implying violence or force; Similar to the thirteen-part 'Last Supper' screenprints, 'Eat the Rich' illustrates the artist's "obsession with the body" and the medical industry attached to it, in which confidence is exuded through minimalist designs that perpetuate "the modernist fantasy […] that everyone and everything can be cured.".
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 150.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Damien Hirst's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2017 and attributes the edition to Other Criteria. The saved description also notes: Published by Other Criteria.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- The saved release description references: 'Eat the Rich' is a new series of twelve screenprints that depicts pharmaceutical packaging in which the tablet's brand name has been replaced by a word implying violence or force. Confirm any original sleeve, tube, box, or backing board copy by copy.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Other Criteria. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Damien Hirst — official site — Damien Hirst studio (Science Ltd.) · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Damien Hirst — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Damien Hirst (Q294326) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
How large is the print and how many exist?
It measures 40 x 30 inches (1016 x 762 mm) and was published in a signed, numbered edition of 150 by Other Criteria.
Is 'Fuckoff' a unique work?
No. It is one of twelve screenprints in the 'Eat the Rich' series, each replacing a drug's brand name with a word implying force or violence.
How does it connect to Hirst's earlier work?
It extends the pharmaceutical-packaging aesthetic he first explored in the 1990s 'Medicine Cabinets', continuing his fascination with the body and the medical industry around it.
