Damien Hirst: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable

Francois Pinault, president of the Palazzo Grassi, on the Venice museum's extraordinary exhibition that has been a decade in the making

The first time Damien Hirst spoke to me about his grand project 'Treasures' was almost ten years ago. He was then at the height of his fame, recognised and adulated. He had achieved all the goals he had set himself when he was a young man, destitute and poor. But he was still dreaming of new horizons. By all accounts, he wished to put his creative powers to the test again. A few years later, during a visit to his studio, he showed me the first works he had created as part of this great project. The effect was spectacular, dazzling and baffling.

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