Having become famous as a conceptual artist, Damien Hirst has just opened his first painting exhibition. And it’s making his reputation look as pasty as one of his woefully executed skulls, writes Stephen Feneley.
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Weekend read: Damien Hirst’s £500,000 pencils stolen
£500,000 pencils? Don’t worry, Chong explains all with the story of a graffiti artist turned thief who’s landed in big big trouble. The moral of the tale: contemporary artists have no sense of humour.
Damien Hirst finds a bull market without dealers
Art works such as Hirst’s are not merely grand spectacles popularized by dumbfounded critics – they are also assets, writes Binoy Kampmark.
