For the Love of God

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For the Love of God
Damien Hirst , 2007
White Cube Gallery, London

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For the Love of God ( for God's sake ) is a sculpture by the artist Damien Hirst in 2007. It consists of a platinum cast of a human skull, the flawless with 8,601 diamonds , including a pear-shaped pink diamond is busy on his forehead. Costing £ 14 million to produce, the work was shown in London's White Cube gallery as part of the exhibition Beyond Believed for the original price of £ 50 million. That would be the highest price ever paid for a single work by a living artist.

Emergence

The human skull on which this work is based, bought from a shop in Islington , probably belonged to a European who lived between 1720 and 1810. The title of the artwork was allegedly inspired by Hirst's mother, who is said to have asked him, "For God's sake, what are you going to do next?"

An Aztec mask in the British Museum

Hirst stated that the idea for this work came from an Aztec skull made of turquoise in the British Museum .

The artist John LeKay , who was one of Hirst's friends in the early 1990s, had covered a skull with crystals in 1993 . LeKay said, “When I heard that he was doing this, it felt like a punch in the pit of the stomach. When I saw the picture online, I felt a part of myself at work. I was a bit shocked. "

Artistic reactions

In December 2008, Hirst threatened to sue the artist Cartrain for copyright infringement. Cartrain had used photos of For the Love of God in collages and sold them online.

The Polish artist Peter Fuss created For the Laugh of God in 2007 , a similar work made of glass and plastic, including 9,870 diamond imitations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c BBC News article , accessed June 1, 2007.
  2. ^ The Iceman Cometh. In: NYT. June 3, 2007, archived from the original on October 4, 2012 ; Retrieved January 13, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Alberge, Dalya. "My old friend Damien stole my skull idea," The Times , June 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  4. ↑ a b Preece, Robert. (June 2009). 'Reality check: When appropriation becomes copyright infringement' . Sculpture magazine / AD&P . Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ Hirst demands share of artist's £ 65 copies ( Memento from September 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Peter Fuss homepage , accessed March 23, 2008.
  7. ↑ Modelator Art Blog , Retrieved March 23, 2008.

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