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Article: SO WHO WAS FIRST, MR HIRST? As Damien Hirst's [pounds sterling]50 million diamond-encrusted skull draws accusations of plagiarism,the Mail asks ...
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 11, 2007
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LAST week, observers wondered whether Brit artist Damien Hirst has taken the art of imitation a little too far. His diamond-encrusted skull, For The Love Of God, worth [pounds sterling]50 million, was said to be nothing more than an expensive imitation of a [pounds sterling]98 High Street brooch. Hirst claims he was inspired by the Aztecs. Here, ROBIN SIMON, editor of the British Art Journal, says this is not the first time Hirst has been accused of copying other artists.
So are the accusations fair, or is he an original artistic genius? Look at these pairs of pictures, and decide for yourself.
DAMIEN HIRST is little more than a phenomenon of marketing; ...