Artstar Damien Hirst made history today by selling his whole new body of work at Sotherbys auction house.. bypassing the galleries, and going straight to his rich art buying fans, he pocketed 127 million dollars off the first session alone!
full nyt story
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/arts/design/16auct.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Here's the 'commercial' :
http://www.sothebys.com/video/privateview/L08027/index.html
7 comments:
That's nuts... Who do I have to blow?
Bad ass post Mr. Silva, That shark would AWESOME on my coffee table.
I was curious about his means of obtaining the shark, and I'm fully dismayed to discover Mr. Hirst personally commissioned to have his sharks (yes, plural) caught + killed by an Australian fisherman. His works often explore the element of Death, but it seems to me it's more of a disregard for Life. If you explore more of his work, you'll find it strewn with animal carcasses (bulls, cows, lambs, bullsharks, tigersharks, flies, butterflies, etc.). It begs the question, is art more important than respecting another's right to live?
For those of you who want to learn more about the process he uses to preserve the bodies:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/arts/design/01voge.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
If only I had millionaire bigillionaire friends.
Interesting research and questions Amber.
oOHHHH... i see, so it's similar to that body worlds show they had in vancouver (amoungst other places) a couple years ago..(i think?)
yeah, went out to see that show, really cool and twisted stuff.
Check it out BODY WORLDS
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