DAMIEN HIRST
November 2012
Art-as-commodity is no longer fashionable, so the former promoters of the avant-garde are now hedging against it
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April 2012
A retrospective of Damien Hirst’s work shows his skill as an aesthetic showman—but not as an artist
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June 2011
Damian Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull is a worthless as it is indulgent
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December 2010
Auction houses are reporting records being broken—even though the works on sale are quite mundane
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Damien Hirst
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