There's a walk-in refrigerator at Chalford Place, the home Hirst sometimes uses when he's working at the older and smaller of his two Gloucestershire studio complexes.
Rents are considerably cheaper than in many major UK cities and the city council, which once appeared wrongfooted by the riches on its own doorstep, has now invested hugely in studio complexes.
This was the year when the US began to dominate the global field – its European rivals were distracted by the first world war – and production moved from its east-coast base to California, with the unveiling of massive studio complexes such as Universal City.
Artists collaborate with one another in alternative spaces and studio complexes, while gallery owners collaborate with their artists, who envision new gallery architecture inspired by LA culture.
Still, Vancouver has deep and long-standing ties to the industry dating to the 1980s, when one of the first studio complexes was built by Hollywood TV producer Stephen J. Cannell, who shot shows such as "Wiseguy" and "Stingray" there.
