Damien Hirst's Pharmacy Stair Photograph by Steven White from 1998

A photograph titled "The Pharmacy stair, 1998" by Steven White was posted on the artcritical website on June 28, 2012. The image documents a work by British artist Damien Hirst. The original artwork, "Pharmacy," was a large-scale installation Hirst created in 1992, which functioned as a fully operational restaurant and bar in London. This immersive environment featured medical cabinets, pharmaceutical packaging, and pill motifs, reflecting Hirst's ongoing exploration of medicine, science, and mortality. The 1998 photograph by White captures a specific architectural element—a staircase—within that installation. Hirst, a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBAs), is known for controversial works like "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," featuring a tiger shark in formaldehyde. The artcritical post serves as an archival record of this photographic documentation of a significant 1990s artwork.