In a creative field of vision which includes dead and pickled sharks, six-legged sheep and butterflies turned into stained glass, a pair of Damien Hirst's ashtrays might seem an inconsequential matter. But when, on Monday night, an anonymous buyer paid more than pounds 1,000 for two Hirst-...
and - by implication - the meaning of art in the 21st century. Personally, I see Hirst's work as a simple reflection of modern society which attaches overriding importance to 'news value'. As values change, I believe that the importance of his contribution to visual art will ...
Hirst claims the piece did garner the asking price when it was purchased by a consortium of buyers, including himself, his gallery White Cube, and several other buyers who have together purchased about 50% of the work. However, many in the art world are skeptical that it sold at all, as...
Change and Decay: Damien Hirst's Mother and Child Divided Is Not the Original Work, of Which One Tank Leaks and Others Are Suspect; on the Wall Is Hirst's Argininosuccinic Acid Spot Painting. Both Were Conceived in 1993 2. on Dry Land; near Left, Simon Starlings Shedboatshed. Far ...
Damien Hirst has given his collectors a choice: Trade their NFTs for physical paintings or have the real artworks burned at his London gallery.