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Two Person Exhibition by Michael Joo and Damien Hirst at Haunch of Venison in Berlin

BERLIN.- Haunch of Venison Berlin presents ‘Have You Ever Really Looked at the Sun?’ a two person exhibition by American artist Michael Joo (b.1966) and British artist Damien Hirst (b.1965). The exhibition opens on 1 May and continues through 14 August 2010. ‘Have You Ever Really Looked at the Sun?’ is a unique collaboration between the two artists, who met in Cologne in 1991 and have remained close friends since that time. Engaged in a continuous, twenty-year discourse about their individual artistic practices, this marks the first time Joo and Hirst have worked together to realise a full-scale joint exhibition. ‘Have You Ever Really Looked at the Sun? ‘will feature new, especially conceived sculptures and installations, as well as seminal paintings and sculptures from Joo and Hirst. Since gaining international attention after showing in the exhibition ‘Some Went Mad, Some Ran Away’ at the Serpentine Gallery in London i