Jan 07 2009
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“ Damien Hirst is very rich and he is not stupid. His most daring work of art was an elaborate joke that could have become a symbol of this decade that closed down early - a platinum and diamond-crusted real human skull, the world’s most vulgar trophy. Like a gorilla hand ashtray or an elephant foot umbrella stand, this $100 million decorative, anatomical, bling trinket needed to be sold to someone very rich and very stupid for it to be complete, a tasteless prize that was bought and therefore self-awarded rather than given.
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David Galbraith’s Blog » Blog Archive » Goodbye to all That
Galbraith is consistently my Zeitgeist commentator of choice (and a nifty curator)
