Damien Hirst has coated a baby’s skull with platinum and covered it with over 8,000 pink and white diamonds as his latest ‘work of art’ entitled ‘For Heaven’s Sake’.
Reports say that he acquired the skull as part of a 19th-century pathology collection. I can’t think of anything less insensitive or distasteful than to use the skull of a child in this way.
It is true that Mr Hirst has said he was inspired by the use of skulls in ancient Aztec art. But, thank heavens, we are not living in Aztec times.
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Reports say that he acquired the skull as part of a 19th-century pathology collection. I can’t think of anything less insensitive or distasteful than to use the skull of a child in this way.
It is true that Mr Hirst has said he was inspired by the use of skulls in ancient Aztec art. But, thank heavens, we are not living in Aztec times.
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