Article: Damien Hirst's butterfly art set to captivate India

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New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The works of Damien Hirst, leading British contemporary artist and one of the most expensive, are set to be unveiled here Aug 27. But they may come as shock to Indian art lovers, who are just waking up to the aesthetics of contemporary and installation art.

The highlights of the two-day show are three of his signature butterfly paintings - using dead butterflies.

Global auctioneer Sotheby's has brought a cache of 20 art works by Hirst for the first-ever show of his works in the capital. It will also be the first by any leading post-war contemporary European artist in the country.

The works are ...

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