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Damien Hirst unveils his jewels in the crown, a £50m diamond-studded skull
In a glittering career, this is perhaps his most audacious effort yet. And, thanks to the £50 million price tag, the most expensive too. As Damien Hirst unveiled this diamond encrusted skull, titled For the Love of God, the art world was divided over its artistic merit.
The skull is covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds - three times the number on the crown the Queen wears on state occasions. Some critics dismissed it as a publicity stunt from the man best known for pickling cows and sheep in the name of art. Others insisted it provided a profound statement about death.
Propped behind reinforced glass in a darkened room in the White Cube gallery in East London, the skull is covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds - three times the number on the crown the Queen wears on state occasions. Even the eye sockets and the holes for the nose have been filled with hundreds of jewels. A 52-carat pear-shaped stone is set into the forehead, surrounded by 14 diamonds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=459204&in_page_id=1770
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In a glittering career, this is perhaps his most audacious effort yet. And, thanks to the £50 million price tag, the most expensive too. As Damien Hirst unveiled this diamond encrusted skull, titled For the Love of God, the art world was divided over its artistic merit.
The skull is covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds - three times the number on the crown the Queen wears on state occasions. Some critics dismissed it as a publicity stunt from the man best known for pickling cows and sheep in the name of art. Others insisted it provided a profound statement about death.
Propped behind reinforced glass in a darkened room in the White Cube gallery in East London, the skull is covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds - three times the number on the crown the Queen wears on state occasions. Even the eye sockets and the holes for the nose have been filled with hundreds of jewels. A 52-carat pear-shaped stone is set into the forehead, surrounded by 14 diamonds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=459204&in_page_id=1770
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