Sep 7, 2009

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standardgrey: sexartandpolitics: Damien Hirst - Pharmacy, 1992 Room installation, Mixed media Dimensions variable “Yesterday, Cartrain told The Independent: “I went to the Tate Britain and by chance had a golden opportunity to borrow a packet of pencils from the Pharmacy exhibit. That same day I made up a fake police appeal poster advertising that the pencils had been removed from the Tate and that if anyone had any information they should contact the police on the phone number advertised. “A few weeks later I went out and I returned home to find out the art and antiques squad from New Scotland Yard had called round with a warrant for my arrest.” He was told by custody officers that the pencils were valued at £500,000 and that he had damaged “the concept of a public artwork titled Pharmacy … valued at £10,000,000”. Cartrain is on bail and, if convicted, his actions will feature among the highest value modern art thefts in Britain. The box of pencils – a very rare “Faber Castell dated 1990 Mongol 482 Series” – will be put back by Hirst, although the installation is no longer on public display. Really? The pencils are that integral to the piece? Damien Hirst in vicious feud with teenage artist over a box of pencils - The Independent via britticisms MOAR HIRST HAX PLS HIRSTHAX is a pretty good name for a project; internet get on it.

standardgrey:

sexartandpolitics:

Damien Hirst - Pharmacy, 1992
Room installation, Mixed media
Dimensions variable

“Yesterday, Cartrain told The Independent: “I went to the Tate Britain and by chance had a golden opportunity to borrow a packet of pencils from the Pharmacy exhibit. That same day I made up a fake police appeal poster advertising that the pencils had been removed from the Tate and that if anyone had any information they should contact the police on the phone number advertised. “A few weeks later I went out and I returned home to find out the art and antiques squad from New Scotland Yard had called round with a warrant for my arrest.” He was told by custody officers that the pencils were valued at £500,000 and that he had damaged “the concept of a public artwork titled Pharmacy … valued at £10,000,000”. Cartrain is on bail and, if convicted, his actions will feature among the highest value modern art thefts in Britain. The box of pencils – a very rare “Faber Castell dated 1990 Mongol 482 Series” – will be put back by Hirst, although the installation is no longer on public display.

Really? The pencils are that integral to the piece?

Damien Hirst in vicious feud with teenage artist over a box of pencils - The Independent

via britticisms

MOAR HIRST HAX PLS

HIRSTHAX is a pretty good name for a project; internet get on it.

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  1. graceyu reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery and added:
    Good grief. I still don’t understand why this guy is still relevant.
  2. hardlikealgebra reblogged this from nerdgasms and added:
    Gotta say I’m kinda with the kid here….
  3. nerdgasms reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery and added:
    standardgrey:sexartandpolitics:
  4. eastling reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery and added:
    sympathyfortheartgallery:...Does anyone actually take Hirst seriously? I mean aside from...
  5. squarewaves reblogged this from casiotone401 and added:
    The more I read about Hirst, the more I think he’s an asshole. He’s allowed to be an asshole, of course, as that’s what...
  6. therestisbullshit reblogged this from sexartandpolitics
  7. lencowgill reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery
  8. sunyata reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery
  9. philleif reblogged this from sexartandpolitics and added:
    This sounds about right.
  10. casiotone401 reblogged this from sympathyfortheartgallery
  11. sympathyfortheartgallery reblogged this from standardgrey and added:
    HIRSTHAX is a pretty good name for a project; internet get on it.
  12. jenniferanne reblogged this from standardgrey and added:
    Hirst’s total douche baggery is totally going to help this kid out. You can’t buy that kind of killer publicity!
  13. homelesssmith reblogged this from sexartandpolitics and added:
    Did Hurst make the pencils himself? no. stealing from an art instillation is wrong i suppose, but how on earth can they...
  14. soniamarcellamartinez reblogged this from sexartandpolitics
  15. standardgrey reblogged this from sexartandpolitics and added:
    MOAR HIRST HAX PLS
  16. allatoms reblogged this from sexartandpolitics and added:
    Damien Hirst is a fucktard and can suck the collective dick of the world. Fucktardation is an integral part of being a...
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