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The Cultural Value of Damien Hirst

By Annie, Georgia and Erin

What does this imagemake you think?

  • 850,000 houseflies plus 111 generations
  • 45,000 insects of more than 3,000 species
  • 17,000 butterflies of the Own and Heliconius species
  • 5 birds
  • BODY COUNT: 912,005
“Fly Paintings and Sculptures” (2002–2008); “Butterfly Colour Paintings” (1989–2009); “Entomology Cabinets and Paintings” (2008–2012); “Kaleidoscope Paintings” (2001–2008)

Who is Damien Hirst?

Highly influentialBritish artist

Themes of mortality,the fragility of life, and the relationship between humans and the real world

Provocative and controversial works

How many animals have died for his work to live? And how do we determine the cultural value of this?

'Natural History' Exhibition

His first-ever exhibition highlighting his peculiar formaldehyde sculptures created throughout a thirty-year period.

Attracted 5.3 million people in 1 year

Earned over 6.6 million

CUDDLY FARM ANIMALS

BODY COUNT: 36

13 sheep, 7 cows, 5 baby calves, 4 bulls, 3 baby horses, 2 pigs, 1 brown bear, 1 zebra

SEA CREATURES

BODY COUNT: 685

17 sharks, 668 fish of at least 38 varieties

MISCELLANEOUS REMAINS

BODY COUNT: 729

46 pork sausages, 1 diamond human skull, 624 internal organs from 8 cows, 16 cow skulls, 41 fish skeletons, 1 gilded wooly mammoth skeleton

The Cultural Value

The use of animals in art

The power of Hirst's art

Hirst's impact on contemporary art and culture

Damien vs. Richard Long

Thankyou for listening

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