Damien Hirst: What a Fucking Cunt™!
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DAMIEN HIRST
End of an Era, 2009
Bull’s head, gold, gold-plated steel, glass and formaldehyde solution with a Carrara marble plinth
84 x 67 5/16 x 38 5/16 inches overall (213.4 x 171 x 97.2 cm)
“The exhibition takes its title from the central sculpture in the exhibition, a severed bull’s head with golden horns and crowned with a solid gold disc. Suspended in formaldehyde and encased in a golden vitrine, this totemic sculpture acts as a powerful coda to The Golden Calf (2008). End of an Era proffers a sacrificial head, here dismembered from the majestic body of the earlier sculpture. While The Golden Calf symbolized the worshipping of a false idol, with End of an Era (2009) Hirst demystifies the biblical tale and, by extension, debunks his own myth-making.”
God, what a cunt.
Tags: hideous crap, pretentious crap
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Yes, I agree!
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Not sure what’s worse. The dubious artwork or the pretentious explanation.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 pm
hirst is a pretty damned funny joke. it’s just a pity he’s cut so many animals in half when he should have done it to himself…now that’d be in the Geffen collection in a split second.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:26 pm
He doesn’t deserve to be called a cunt. He’s just a douche!
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:57 pm
cunt – perhaps. he’s definitely making a lot of money out of acting like the artist. i don’t care for his work particularly apart from the big ironic fuck you each piece says to the contemporary art world.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:10 am
De-bunking a myth! What gobshite.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 am
I wish people would just stop paying attention to him.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 am
I can’t wait to see Damien Hirst suspended in formaldehyde!
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:06 am
I thought the diamond-studded skull was awful- a bull’s head is tame in comparison.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:15 am
If it’s the “End Of An Era”, surely this means his imminent retirement?
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:29 am
David Duff- brilliant idea!
It’s a pity that he’s so stuck, I did like his work better before, but he’s just a burn out now.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:50 am
Aaah Damien Hirst, still beating the dead bull
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:38 am
I can only hope there is a special place in hell for people like Damien Hirst.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:07 am
I’ve thought for a long time that he really is just having a laugh on the plebes- I guess this proves it.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:15 am
I agree wholeheartedly, Sister!
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:28 am
I hated that stupid Damien Hirst the first time I saw his crappy Art. I am glad I am not the only hater. The only thing worse than him, are people who worship/emulate him. Damien Hirst is to Art what Criss Angel is to magic. Boo!
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:34 am
Unbelievably idiotic cunt. If he’s an artist, then srsly ANYBODY is, maybe even Sea! -_-
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
David Duff says it best.
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Cuntastic! Did he also fuck the dead bulls head before he submerged it in formaldehyde? Uh yea. It’s art.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Well, I have a degree in history of art. Cunts (and I rarely use this word) like Damien are the reason that I decided not to be an art critic, and do something entirely different for a living; it’s hard to look at this kind of “art” and write about it. I was much happier shoveling horse shit for a few years after graduation.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Snore, asleep by the second sentence.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
When are the people going to wake up and see the Emperor has got half a cow floating in Aspic in a glass tank that you paid 5 million bucks for like a mindless wanker?
xx
February 7th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Yeah, he’s through. I used to like him.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:07 am
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