Hirst

noun

Damien. born 1965, British artist, noted esp for his works featuring dead animals preserved in tanks of formaldehyde, and for his 2007 sculpture, For the Love of God, a human skull encrusted with flawless diamonds

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Contemporary Examples of hirst

Hirst and Perry too have courted their fair share of controversy.
Has the Turner Prize Gone Soft?
David Levesley
December 2, 2014
As well as Hirst and Emin, the group included Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn, and Jake and Dinos Chapman.
Get Into Bed with Tracey Emin for $2 Million: The Sale of a British Art Icon
Tim Teeman
May 28, 2014
By January 31, Sutherland was notified that his Hirst paintings were fakes.
A Pastor’s Holy Mistake: Selling an Art Forgery
Justin Jones
May 20, 2014
Fairhurst and Hirst wore clown costumes, got drunk, and ruined their outfits while making spin paintings.
Joshua Compston Was Once the Wunderkind of the British Art World…and Now He’s Been Practically Forgotten
Anthony Haden-Guest
January 17, 2014
Speaking to The Guardian about Banksy's work, Hirst praised the pseudonymous graffiti artist.
Is Damien Hirst Behind the Banksy Machine?
Lizzie Crocker
November 7, 2013

Historical Examples of hirst

"I expected we should have seen you before, dear," said Mrs. Hirst.
The Nicest Girl in the School
Angela Brazil
"A little water will give it back to them," answered Hirst, sulkily.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events
S. Baring-Gould
"I don't think you altogether as foolish as I used to, Hewet," said Hirst.
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf
How long should you think that an expedition like that would take, Hirst?
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf
"Mr. Hirst has such an interesting face," said Mrs. Thornbury.
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf