Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Mickey (2015) is a vibrant and playful exploration of one of the most recognisable icons of global popular culture - Mickey Mouse - realised through the medium of screenprint in colours on wove paper. Produced in a limited edition of 50 (with 5 additional artist’s proofs).

The print forms part of Hirst’s broader engagement with his Spin series, where swirling, dynamic backgrounds - created through centrifugal application of paint - become settings for iconic imagery. Here, the black outline of Mickey Mouse is set against a kaleidoscopic, energetic field of colour, fusing the immediacy of pop culture with Hirst’s distinctive visual language of motion and exuberance. Through this juxtaposition, the piece invites reflection on nostalgia, the ubiquity of familiar symbols, and the artist’s own playful interrogation of how such icons function within contemporary art and commercial contexts.