Damien Hirst at Tate Modern - in pictures

Cigarette butts, butterflies and that shark go on show as artist shrugs off critic's claim he is a 'spent force'

The artist's first retrospective in Britain will bring together his key works from the past 20 years, from Mother and Child Divided to The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

The controversial artist reveals his thoughts behind the construction of For the Love of God, his £50m platinum and diamond skull sculpture

While some of the artist's early work is still powerful, this exhibition charts a great descent in Hirst's art, from life and death to excess and repetition, writes Adrian Searle

Are you an identical twin? Damien Hirst would like you to appear in an artwork in front of his Spot Paintings at London's Tate Modern. Here, the artist explains why

The artist takes a tour through his retrospective at London's Tate Modern, alongside the show's curator, Ann Gallagher

Diamond-studded skull to take Turbine Hall pride of place as economic crisis puts Hirst's career in new light