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The Virtues are large colorful renderings of cherry trees in blossom. Each of the eight prints are titled after one of the Eight Virtues of Bushidō: Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honour, Loyalty, and Control. The surfaces comprise painterly dots and gestural brush marks found in Pointillism and Impressionism. Hirst uses delicate pinks and blues throughout the series to capture the trees in bloom. The artist relates cherry blossoms to a clock, with each season of bloom marking the passage of another year. This exhibition is the first time The Virtues has been shown in New …