The Frank and Lorna Dunphy Gift

Frank Dunphy was Damien Hirst’s manager from 1995 until 2010, at the very heart of the radical 1990s art scene. The six works included in this collection are by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Peter Blake, Rachel Whiteread, Gavin Turk and Michael Craig-Martin, and were gifted to the Gallery from Frank and Lorna Dunphy under the Cultural Gifts Scheme in 2018.

Ranging from paintings to sculptures, these works help to demonstrate the legacy of British Pop art and the development of conceptual art in Britain through the works of the Young British Artists (YBAs). The YBAs were a loose group of British artists who began exhibiting together in the late 1980s. They became famous for their openness to materials and processes, shock tactics and entrepreneurial attitude.

The works the Dunphys have chosen to give to the Gallery were all initially bought for display in their homes, including in Bognor Regis.

We love our connection with Pallant House Gallery and the fact that we can come and see the works when they are on show. There is nobody more deserving. We prefer to give to a smaller gallery than one of the nationals where half of it will never be shown. We’re so happy to make this gift… really proud.

Frank Dunphy