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For the Love of God

Jun 3, 2007
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For the Love of God

Damien Hirst

For the Love of God
2007
Platinum, diamonds and human teeth
17.1 x 12.7 x 19.1cm

Via White Cube Gallery

It's unlikely that anyone hasn't become accustomed to this over the past few days as it's been all over the UK media but I had to stick a picture on here. It's a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with over 8,000 diamonds. Damien Hirst made it for £14m and it's expected to sell for £50m - which isn't a bad return on investment.

The piece has been decribed as "without precedent in the history of art", which seems about right. I saw Hirst interviewed on Newsnight on Friday and it's pretty obvious he is the defining artist of the current era. He's also amazingly likeable for such a rich, clever bastard.