Hirst art auctioned for children's hospital charity Oct 6, 2008
Controversial artist Damien Hirst has donated three sketches to a charity auction to raise money for the New Manchester Children's Hospital. Hirst, 43, who won the Turner Prize in 1995, has given doodles of a shark, a skull and a butterfly to consumer art exhibition, Buy Art Fair. (BBC News -- UK)
The money's still there, but Wall Street won't be the same Oct 6, 2008
Two weeks ago, as Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Bank of America rescued Merrill Lynch, and regulators and bankers anxiously tried to figure out how to save the Street from itself, the world's affluent plunked down more than $200 million in a two-day auction in London, snapping up the latest works by the British artist Damien Hirst. Still, some will inevitably downsize. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
* Finance, art and the transcendent Oct 5, 2008
While the City of London was shaken by the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the run on HBOS, Sothebys staged a record-breaking auction for the works of the artist Damien Hirst, which produced a gross take of around US$200 million ... Who can say the same for the products of Damien Hirst. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mannequin on loo sits out show Oct 3, 2008
Now 24 years old, it has become synonymous with controversial art, with Damien Hirst - who made his name pickling animals in formaldehyde - among the former winners. Other well-known Turner winners include Gilbert and George, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley, Chris Ofili and Martin Creed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Solid gold Moss statue revealed Oct 3, 2008
" Other artists in the exhibition include Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley. Hirst has addressed his fascination with death by filling the historic wall cases of the Enlightenment Gallery with 200 specially created skulls. Nine-metre wingspan Gormley's Case for an Angel I will fills the entire front hall of the museum. The work - a precursor to his celebrated public sculpture, Angel of the North - is raised high on a plinth. It boasts a nine-metre wingspan. Ron Mueck's Mask II, a self-portrait of... (BBC News)
* Joining the School of Life Oct 3, 2008
The US$200 million Damien Hirst auction at Sothebys last month, when the world financial markets imploded, summed up the local climate. London has become a greedy city. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Publicity trumps probity Oct 3, 2008
British artist Damien Hirst poses for photographs in front of his work entitled 'The Incredible Jouney' during a photocall at Sotheby's in LondonPhoto: Shaun Curry ... For surely that process reached its apogee last week in London when Damien Hirst collaborated with Sotheby's to stage a two-day auction of 223 new works that netted 111 ... British artist Damien Hirst poses for photographs in front of his work entitled 'The Incredible Jouney' during a photocall at Sotheby's in London. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Management: : Down and out in London Oct 3, 2008
Damien Hirst, the enfant terrible turned billionaire of the British art world, was ensconced in the exclusive Groucho Club, playing snooker with a couple of mates. At the club - one of London's best-known haunts of the creative and the filthy rich - Hirst was seen stepping away regularly from his group, which included Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Francis Bacon's ruthlessness suddenly looks fresh Oct 3, 2008
But since then historians have mined the sources from which he cribbed images and opened up the crucial subject of gay sexuality in his work, which was long repressed, and this, along with his bad-boy reputation, which never goes out of fashion, has made him a source of steady fascination, never mind the lurid films and biographies and the admiration of art world celebrities like Damien Hirst. Most important, with the breathing space of a little time, it's become obvious how pure a painter he... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Rothko exhibition: art replaces religious faith Sep 25, 2008
Although the opening of Tate Modern and the arrival of the Damien Hirst generation created a mood in which art was fun, sexy and wincingly fashionable, most people retain a near sacred sense - and that is not an overstatement - that art is about a great deal more than those things; that it touches the psyche on far deeper levels than rival consumer experiences such as a Hollywood film, a shopping expedition or even, dare I say it, a football match. If there was one artist of recent times who... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Stay Outside Sep 25, 2008
"They're all rich. Paul Insect's last works were bought by Damien Hirst for 1 million. And they are all Brits. There are plenty of local downtown artists more deserving." The gallery had no immediate comment. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
When all you can do is laugh Sep 22, 2008
The ironies with which Damien Hirst laces his art works paled in comparison to the real-life ironies: the astonishing bonanza of Hirst's sale at Sotheby's taking place at just the same moment as august financial institutions were crumbling around us. On our television screens were shots of well-dressed young people heading for the down-escalator to the tube carrying their eloquent cardboard boxes, and the running caption along the screen was a comment from the FSA: "Confidence will return when... (Financial Times)
Hirst dealers bolster prices at record sale Sep 21, 2008
DAMIEN HIRST S own dealers propped up prices at his record-breaking art auction at Sotheby s with estimated bids and purchas 00004000 es of 40m ... Another high-profile collector, who also asked not to be named, said: The Damien Hirst industry is a skilfully managed market. (Times Online)
Independent.co.uk Web Sep 21, 2008
The remarkable career of Damien Hirst continued its heady trajectory last Monday and Tuesday when his auction of new work defied the naysayers and added an astonishing 111m to the shark-pickling artist's a considerable fortune. Not everything Hirst touches can be turned into gold, however, as Julia Staniforth, a 51-year-old hairdresser from Leeds discovered this week. (Independent)
Art.view: Winds of change Sep 21, 2008
Damien Hirst and the future of auction houses ... AUCTION rooms are democratic , Damien Hirst told The Economist just before the two-day sale of 223 of his new works at Sotheby s London branch last week ... Sotheby's posts of the Damien Hirst auction. (The Economist)
Clapton's Aussie mate recalls wild London Sep 20, 2008
On Thursday night, just days after Damien Hirst made millions selling dead animals, Mora joked that his meat sculpture had been a metaphor for victims of war and a work you could not sell. "Most of my creative roots are in London. This is where I took off, crashed and burned and took off again. "Paraphrasing Brendan Behan, on occasion, like many artists, I was a drinker with a painting problem," he laughed. send photos, videos ffs to 0406 THE AGE (0406 843 243), or us.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hirst's cat painting is a dead loss Sep 20, 2008
Sotheby's has said a portrait of a cat by Damien Hirst is worthless because it isn't dead. Owner and friend Julia Staniforth was shocked to be told that the 1982 oil of Mindy painted by Hirst when he was a teenager was not in his trademark style and not saleable. (Mirror.co.uk)
Aussie shark hunter sold animal to Damien Hirst Sep 20, 2008
Artist Damien Hirst bought shark from Aussie hunter ... WHEN British pop artist Damien Hirst sold a dead tiger shark preserved in a tank of formaldehyde last week, it fetched a staggering $21 million ... "I've been a shark hunter all my life, so I found it a great honour to have someone like Damien Hirst call and ask me to catch one," he told The Sun in London. (NEWS.com.au)
McDonalds Fontana wins British art prize Sep 20, 2008
Crowley characterized McDonald's work as an example of painting as a social and personal pursuit offering a fascinating contrast to the work of Damien Hirst. This week Hirst made the headlines after he sold a selection of his work for $203 million. (MSNBC -- News)
The idea of a bright tomorrow is so yesterday Sep 20, 2008
Notwithstanding the histrionics of British artist Damien Hirst and his $200-million garage sale at Sotheby's, the tide is turning from shallow, hyper-inflated glitz to the quieter, more contemplative, more contingent work this panel will consider. I mean, what is Damien Hirst really but a British footnote to Andy Warhol [in his manipulation of the art business. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Bull Run For Damien Hirst Sep 19, 2008
LONDON - While Wall Street was on Tuesday, an auction house in central London was seeing Damien Hirst, the richest and now one of the most financially savvy artists in British history, smash records in a sale that raked in nearly $200 million. The two-day sale of 223 pieces of Hirst's artwork made a spectacular 111 pounds ($199 million), beating expectations for 98 million pounds ($175 million), Sotheby's auction house told Forbes. (Forbes)
Hirst Hysteria Sep 19, 2008
Damien Hirst--formaldehyde-stained artist, madcap marketing genius and art dealer botherer--added another feather to his already richly plumed cap this week when he auctioned off $200 million of his works in a two-day sale at Sotheby's in London ... Proceeds for several works will go to charity, but at least $170 million will reportedly go to Damien Hirst, with a nice cut to his manager, Frank Dunphy ... Works by highly recognizable "brand name" artists, such as Damien Hirst, or Takashi... (Forbes)
Specializing in the art of the deal Sep 18, 2008
Damien Hirst (sitting in front of his ''The Incredible Journey'') sold 220 works of art earlier this week for $200 ... But the spectacle of Damien Hirst earning an almost-effortless fortune in the same week that saw banks collapsing was morbidly entertaining, if nothing else. (Boston Globe)
Catching an art shark Sep 18, 2008
"Did you know Damien Hirst has just sold one of your sharks for pound stg. 10 million?" ... British conceptual artist Damien Hirst put the first 14-footer sent to him by Hislop into a glass-sided tank filled with formaldehyde and called it The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Ron Wood's vodka relapse Sep 18, 2008
The 61-year-old guitarist was seen out with friends, including snooker star Ronnie Sullivan and artist Damien Hirst, only days after leaving Surrey's Life Works rehab clinic, where he was being treated for drink, sex and drug addictions. A friend close to Jo (53) said: "To say she has her suspicions about his drinking would be an understatement. Nothing surprises her with Ron any more. "He's moved back from rehab and his family are sure he is back on the vodka. (iAfrica.com)
Damien Hirst auction bonanza Sep 17, 2008
September 17 2008 Controversial British artist Damien Hirst reaps millions as his work sells direct to the public at auction. (Video Duration - 00:00:44). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dead cow bounce Sep 17, 2008
An auction of works by Damien Hirst belies the turmoil in financial markets ... Enthusiastic bidding lifted the first round of Damien Hirst s marathon two-day sale of new work at Sotheby s in London on Monday September 15th. (The Economist)
Hirst sale breaks artist record Sep 17, 2008
A two-day auction of art by Damien Hirst has set a new record for a sale dedicated to one artist of 111m. Sotheby's in London was crowded on for the final session of The Beautiful Inside My Head Forever sale, which has featured 223 lots. (BBC News)
Art lovers defy gloom to go for gold Sep 17, 2008
Art lovers continued to defy the economic gloom yesterday, spending another 41m at Sotheby's London auction of new works by Damien Hirst and throwing down a challenge to the way art is sold. More than 111m ($198m) of work changed hands in the two-day auction, well above Sotheby's estimate of 98m. (Financial Times)
Handshake snub prompts bout of head shaking Sep 17, 2008
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Hirst works under the hammer Sep 17, 2008
Advertisement More than 200 new works by contemporary artist Damien Hirst are being auctioned at Sotheby's in London. Items sold for a total of 70. (BBC News -- UK)
Infotainment Sep 17, 2008
British artist Damien Hirst entered the record books Monday after an unprecedented auction of his works raised 70. 5 million with more than 160 lots still to be sold. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Hirst art auction rakes in $198 million Sep 17, 2008
Sept. 16: 54 art pieces by artist Damien Hirst brought in $127 million including a bull in formaldehyde which sold for more than $18 million ... LONDON - A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised $198 million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom ... One of them is Damien Hirst, on his way to the bank. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The golden child: $250 million in two days Sep 17, 2008
LONDON - British artist Damien Hirst has set a new record after a two-day sale of his work fetched some STG111 million ($A250 million), auction house Sotheby's says ... "The auction and exhibition have very clearly broadened the market place for Damien Hirst's work, which is a very significant accomplishment," said Sotheby's specialist Cheyenne Westphal ... Artwork entitled The Golden Calf by British artist Damien Hirst. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Second poll likely to choose president Sep 17, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Jose Ramos-Horta, 57, is mobbed by the press as he arrives at a polling station to cast his vote. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Markets Slide, But U.K. Artist Makes $198M Sep 17, 2008
A visitor looks at "The Golden Calf" by Damien Hirst during a preview of an upcoming auction of his. A visitor looks at "The Golden Calf" by Damien Hirst during a preview of an upcoming auction of his work "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" at Sotheby's in London September 8, 2008 ... The global financial crisis apparently did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for British artist's Damien Hirst's latest collection. (ABC News)
MP's beef over size of wife's stroganoff Sep 17, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. September 17, 2008 - 6:20AM. (The Age, Australia -- National)
Hirst sets auction record, pips Picasso Sep 17, 2008
LONDON: Damien Hirst smashed the record for an auction dedicated to a single artist, selling 54 new works on Monday for 70. 55 million in a sale that underlined the resilience of the high-end art market. (India Times, India)
Damien Hirst makes $160m in one day Sep 16, 2008
British artist Damien Hirst entered the record books on Monday after an unprecedented auction of his works raised 70 ... "The auction and exhibition have very clearly broadened the market place for Damien Hirst's work, which is a very significant accomplishment," said Sotheby's specialist Cheyenne Westphal ... Damien Hirst makes $100m in 90 minutes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The royalty treatment Sep 16, 2008
Big names in Britain, such as Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud, have received thousands of pounds in royalties, but the scheme also generates modest payments for unknowns. One of the Design and Artists Copyright Society's most rewarded artists is a 91-year-old retired painter who lives on a pension, and 60 per cent of the artists benefiting from the scheme receive royalties of about 24 per work. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10.3m.. cheap at calf the price Sep 16, 2008
Artist Damien Hirst made a record 70million last night auctioning off his art - and that was just the first day of the sale. His Golden Calf - with a gold disc on its head, 18- carat horns and hooves-fetched 10. (Mirror.co.uk)
Artwork by Damien Hirst fetches record price at Sotheby's Sep 16, 2008
An auction of art works by Damien Hirst has smashed top estimates to bring in a record total of 70. 5m ($125m), with still more works for sale. (BBC News)
Hirst art auction off to flying start Sep 16, 2008
AN unprecedented auction of works by British artist Damien Hirst was headed for the record books today, making more than 43 million ($95 million) in the first 90 minutes. Sotheby's auction house said after the sale of lot 28, out of a 56-lot evening session today, bidders had bought 43. (NEWS.com.au)
Malcolm Turnbull ousts Brendan Nelson as Liberal Party leader Sep 16, 2008
Damien Hirst makes $100m in 90 minutes. text/html-documenthttp://www. (The Age, Australia)
Hirst record 70m art sale Sep 16, 2008
AN auction of works by controversial artist Damien Hirst fetched a record 70. 5million last night with a day of selling still to go. (The Sun)
Hirst sale in London nets $127.2 million Sep 16, 2008
Against a backdrop of reeling financial markets and nervous investors, Sotheby's and the British artist Damien Hirst forged ahead with "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever," a highly publicized auction of 223 works, all by Hirst and all made within the last two years ... Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art at Sotheby's, explained the total this way: "Damien Hirst is a global artist that can defy local economies." Jose Mugrabi, a New York dealer, had another take: "Today people believe... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The week ahead Sep 15, 2008
DAMIEN HIRST, a leading light among Britain s conceptual artists, is set to find out how much his fans still love him ... Damien Hirst will sell his works at Southeby's (see ). (The Economist)
Wave-Making Artist Making Some More Sep 13, 2008
Britain's Damien Hirst To Sell 223 New Works At Auction, Rather Than Through Galleries; Could Bring In $120M ... Media surround "The Incredible Journey," by Damien Hirst, at auction house in London Monday ... Damien Hirst's Brash Auction. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Damien Hirst: Britain's biggest Sep 12, 2008
It s mind-blowing, says Damien Hirst, the 43-year-old artist who created the Midan calf and the other pieces waiting to be auctioned at Sotheby s London headquarters in New Bond Street. Dressed fashionably in black, with rings on his fingers and shades on his nose, Mr Hirst is an impish figure with a strong streak of humour. (The Economist)
Sotheby's Shares Fall on Speculation Over Disappointing Damien Hirst Sale Sep 12, 2008
It's very simple: the Damien Hirst will fail,'' said Asher Edelman, a New York dealer. The view of Monday night is very skeptical. (Bloomberg -- US)
Hirst's auction does not demean the art world Sep 11, 2008
Damien Hirst in front of The Incredible Journey ... Intimidated by all this theory, I decided to see for myself exactly what Damien Hirst is selling in his auction at Sotheby's ... Damien Hirst makes too many Damien Hirsts - that is true - and this exhibition is an unruly ragbag of high and low points. (guardian.co.uk)
220 works from Damien Hirst to be auctioned off Sep 11, 2008
Sotheby's Auction in London plans an unusual auction of new works by British contemporary artist Damien Hirst ... BEIJING, Sept. 11 -- Sotheby's Auction in London plans an unusual auction of new works by British contemporary artist Damien Hirst ... Sotheby's Auction in London plans an unusual auction of new works by British contemporary artist Damien Hirst. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hirst hits back at Aussie critic Sep 10, 2008
British artist Damien Hirst poses with a diamond-encrusted platinum skull ... British artist Damien Hirst has hit back at condemnation from Australian art critic Robert Hughes by likening his business approach to that of greats Rembrandt, Velasquez and Goya ... British artist Damien Hirst poses with a diamond-encrusted platinum skull. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Is Damien Hirst still the golden boy? Sep 10, 2008
Is Damien Hirst still the golden boy ... Is Damien Hirst still the golden boy ... Damien Hirst talks to Cassandra Jardine. (Telegraph.co.uk)
TRAVEL/CULTURE PHOTOS WEEKLY: Giant Spider, Big Baby ... Sep 10, 2008
In years past, the exhibition has hosted works from Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Salvador Dali, and Henry Moore, making it an eagerly awaited show. --John Roach Photograph by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. (National Geographic)
Provocative art expected to raise millions Sep 9, 2008
Damien Hirst artwork expected to raise $92M - CNN.com ... Damien Hirst artwork expected to raise $92M ... British artist Damien Hirst selling more than 200 new works. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Damien Hirst's new masterstroke fails to impress Sep 8, 2008
Damien Hirst's new masterstroke fails to impress - Telegraph ... Damien Hirst's new masterstroke fails to impress ... Alastair Sooke reviews Beautiful Inside My Head Forever by Damien Hirst at Sotheby's, London W1. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Critic blasts UK artist as 'tacky' Sep 8, 2008
WORLD renowned Australian art critic Robert Hughes has publicly attacked leading British artist Damien Hirst over the decline in contemporary art. Hughes has branded the famous British artist's works - which include a diamond encrusted human skull which recently sold for 50 million ($108. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Damien Hirst works to auction at Sotheby's Sep 8, 2008
A pickled shark, a gilded calf and other works by Brit art provocateur Damien Hirst are going up for auction in London. Sotheby's auction house says next week's sale could generate more than 65 million pounds (US$92 million) in sales. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Damien Hirst: Bad Boy Makes Good Sep 5, 2008
The famed artist Damien Hirst ... For more than a decade Damien Hirst has been one of the richest and most famous artists in the world. (Time.com)
When Butterflies take a Spin Sep 4, 2008
Damien Hirst carries arguments along with his art works wherever he goes ... Damien Hirst notwithstanding. (India Times)
* Too much information? Sep 3, 2008
Born in 1963, Emin is, alongside figures such as Damien Hirst, associated with the Young British Artists group that emerged in London in the 1990s. Her eye-opening works have made her a household name and brought financial success X millionaire advertising guru Charles Saatchi, a major collector of contemporary British art, has repeatedly snapped up her pieces. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Saatchi Gallery reopens in London Sep 2, 2008
The Saatchi Gallery has helped launch artists including Damien Hirst ... It has helped launch the careers of artists including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
"THE $12 MILLION STUFFED SHARK" Aug 31, 2008
Back in 1991, Saatchi commissioned "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" - a 15-foot tiger shark suspended in a giant glass tank - from Damien Hirst, whose reputation he had largely created via early patronage. Saatchi reportedly had fallen in love with Hirst's work after seeing "A Thousand Years," an installation featuring a rotting cow's head, flies and a bug zapper. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Chambers' Art Overflows onto Streets for the RNC Aug 30, 2008
One of the most distinctive features of the hotel is its collection of contemporary art displayed throughout its public spaces and individual suites, including works by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Angus Fairhurst. During the Republican National Convention all guests of the hotel will even receive a handmade piece of art via the Art-o-Mat, a retired cigarette vending machine that has been converted to vend pocket-sized art. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
