Monday, June 4, 2007

Diamonds are a Pirate's Best Friend

This work by British bad-boy artist Damien Hurst ("a life-size platinum skull encrusted with 8,601 fine diamonds") is estimated to sell for as much as $100 million at auction. Should this happen, it will make the piece the priciest contemporary artwork ever made.



This work is reportedly titled "For The Love of God." According to the New York Times, the title comes from Hirst's mother, who asked her son, “For the love of God, what are you going to do next?”

Source: boingboing.net

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