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Damien Hirst discusses contemporary art "A Thousand Years"

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Damien Hirst discusses "A Thousand Years", a response to the Francis Bacon triptych with The Times art critic, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.

Damien Hirst
A Thousand Years
1990
Steel, glass, flies, maggots, MDF, insect-o-cutor, cow's head, sugar, water
213 x 427 x 213 cm
contemporary art
Hirst's work is an examination of the processes of life and death: the ironies, falsehoods and desires that we mobilise to negotiate our own alienation and mortality.

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  • Hirst is a hack. When she asks him if he can remember seeing his work he says "Oh not really, maybe one with a woman in the shower, most of what I've seen is in books." He has no idea of what he is doing he's just capitalizing on people's desire to pour money into art for bragging rights.

    Don't buy art, commission it.

  • I think Rachel looks a bit drugged up to the eyeballs! Quality of film is rubbish I bet hirst wanted to put her in formaldehyde...lol 4:42 + 8:10?? Is she stupid???? Hirst clearly thinks she is!!!! He's trying to get deep with her but she's too thick to get it!lol 6:06...lol! he's been caught out... I'm sorry but he's blatantly happy to label other peoples work as his own...

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  • you bastard

  • What a complete and utter twat. Saying Francis Bacons work is so simple that anyone can do it. Bacon has so much individuality and talent - when Hirst just rips off great artist (that he clearly hasn't even had the respect to research properly), and make the meanings disappear behind his veil of pretentious crap. The only time I'll respect his work is when he finally chucks himself into a tank of formaldehyde.

  • @GothyGirl

    You are clearly unaware of the long history of art patronage. Most of the greatest pieces of art ever created were done so on account of art patronage and commission work.

  • This is not art. Hes not creating. Just profiting on selling a perversion of ideas to the global "elite".

  • @marioucci You have SO MUCH CRAP favourited, how about YOU shut up ?

  • @billychub You are wrong.

  • @2Touchstone That's art!

  • Why's the sound so out of synch?

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