Not to long ago, Damien Hirst unveiled his latest creation: a skull coated with more than 8,000 world-class diamonds. At $100 million US, the blinged out skull is the most expensive piece of contemporary artwork ever made. In protest of the skull’s highly popularized exhibition at London’s swanky White Cube Gallery, an artist named Laura [...]
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Hirst’s Diamond Skull Gets Culture Jammed
July 15, 2007
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Sedlec Ossuary Strangeness
July 10, 2007
It took 10 years, over 50 thousand human skeletons, and a family of four to construct. It’s Prince Scwarzenburg’s ossuary at the All Saint’s Church in Sedlec near Kunta Hora, Czech Republic. The ossuary was finished in 1870, but most of the bones date back to Kiunta Hora’s black plague of 1378.
The Sculptures Of Ron Mueck
April 20, 2007
The larger than life sculptures of Ron Mueck are currently on exhibit at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris. The realism, emotion, and detail of his work is at times frightening. For more images check out this photo stream assembled by the Washington Post.
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