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Is there anything Damien Hirst can’t do?

June 6th, 2007 by misvan

Damien Hirst’s newest piece entitled “For the Love of God” might just become the single most expensive piece of contemporary art ever created. It is a life-size cast of a human skull in platinum, covered entirely by 8,601 VVS to flawless pavé-set diamonds, weighing a total of 1,106.18 carats. The price tag for this sparkling piece of death, $100 million. The skull is currently on exhibit at the White Cube gallery in London from June 1st to July 7th, 2007.

Damien Hirst


Damien Hirst £50m Diamond Skull
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Read my earlier post on Damien Hirst and see more of his anatomical art.

8 Responses to “Is there anything Damien Hirst can’t do?”

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    1Maggie

    Yes it’s beautiful in a twisted way, but what a waste of money. I think of all the medical research that could buy and despair.

    Best wishes, as ever, from Liverpool

    Comment on Jun 7th, 2007 at 3:57 pm  
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    2Angel

    Simply crazy, but I can’t look away. I see you made the leap to Wordpress :-) Enjoy all it’s features :-) You should install podpress if you’re thinking of using your blog for pod/vodcasting in the near future. Hope all is well at UIC.

    Comment on Jun 7th, 2007 at 5:42 pm  
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    3wow powerleveling

    That’s really crazy!!How much is the diamond skull cost?But it is beautiful~

    Comment on Jun 12th, 2007 at 7:25 pm  
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