July 14th, 2007
The tiger shark suspended in a tank of formaldehyde, one of the best known works by contemporary British artist Damien Hirst, is coming to New York. Created by Hirst in 1991, the embalmed shark will go on display in The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the end of August.
The 13 ft shark in the sculpture is not actually the original animal, which was replaced last year by the artist during a “refurbishment” after the original shark began decomposing.
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July 9th, 2007
Damien Hirst cuts another shark in half and dips it in formaldehyde. The shark, which Hirst once summed up as ‘a thing to describe a feeling’, has been dissected, and placed in separate containers, allowing viewer to walk through the interior of the animal. Ew, but good “ew”.
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October 3rd, 2006
Time has not been kind to Damien Hirst’s sharky work of art. The decaying shark recently had to be replaced. So, while rap music played in the background, a team of experts wearing bright yellow suits, black rubber gloves and breathing masks injected a 13-foot replacement with formaldehyde using some 200 needles. The air was so toxic that no one, not even the artist, was allowed near the shark without protective gear.
video here!
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June 29th, 2006
That shark suspended in formaldehyde in Damien Hirst’s The physical impossibility of death in the mind of someone living, is starting to deteriorate. He’s agreed to replace the shark.
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February 24th, 2006
Damien Hirst opened his first show in Mexico City yesterday. Here he is standing next to his piece titled “The Wrath Of God.” I like this guy!
February 7th, 2006
The mayor of Middlekerke, Belgium has banned a work of art, afraid that it will put off tourists and offend Muslims. The piece, called Saddam Hussein Shark, shows a handcuffed Hussein suspended in liquid (a la Damien Hirst) wearing only his underpants.
November 1st, 2005
Damien Hirst has been named the most powerful person in art world.
