Damien Hirst opens new gallery showcasing his art collection

A new gallery has opened in south London which features the personal art collection of one of the UK's richest living artists.

Damien Hirst's art collection is being exhibited in the Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall.

The gallery will open with a solo exhibition by John Hoyland with works by Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon also set to be displayed over the next few months.

BBC London's Ayshea Buksh spoke to Kate Davis, from the Newport Street Gallery; Mel Gooding, a biographer of artist John Hoyland and John Hoyland's son Jeremy.

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