Hirst Still Playing Elaborate Joke On Hedge Fund Community

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Hey there aspiring Little Steves-- nows your chance to sidle up to the big guy and remark, "Looks like we have the same taste in art, though mine clearly veers a little more towards the Renaissance Fair-inspired, gay works." Artist Damien Hirst is selling some new pieces from his 'animal-in-formaldehyde' schtick collection. Up for grabs at Sotheby's from September 15-16 will be "The Golden Calf," a calf in a-- wait for it-- glass tank of formaldehyde, "The Incredible Journey," a zebra in a-- wait for it-- glass tank of formaldehyde, and "The Dream Foal," the unicorn pictured above in a-- wait for it-- glass tank of formaldehyde, among others. Get them while they're hot. One item we'd recommend bowing out of is "The Kingdom," a tiger shark in a glass tank, which cannot please Stevie-boy, who is supposed to be the only one who owns such a display of badassery. Hirst had originally promised SC that the follow-up shark would be submerged in a tank of jello, in order to clearly delineate alpha v. beta fish, but it's been whispered that he ditched the gelatin at the last second, just to "see what happens." Spoiler alert: since what will happen is the BG ripping your face off, you'd be wise to let him have this one, unless of course you're into that sort of thing, in which case, proceed.


Artist Hirst Jumps The Shark, Cuts Out Dealers [NYP]
Golden calf, bull's heart, a new shark: Hirst's latest works may fetch £65m [Guardian]

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Posted by Anal_yst , Jul 29, 2008 10:05AM

If I ever walked into someone's house/office/tomb (see: Hudson, Tom) and saw one of Hirst's works (besides the original @ SAC maybe), I think it would be my duty as a man to promptly yoke the buyer of said piece squarely in the nuts, at least once, maybe twice to really hammer the point across.

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 10:10AM

Any manager with a "unicorn" in his office would surely complete the ensemble with a bedazzled wand and jeweled cod piece.

-Nominate me

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Posted by mrpink , Jul 29, 2008 10:13AM

I think it looks kinda cute! I need one for my 3 bedroom palace!

....along with a poster-sized photo of Ralph Cioffi and one of Cayne's old bowls.

-mrp

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 10:14AM

Was the calf alive?

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Posted by blndebnker , Jul 29, 2008 10:14AM

I'm sorry that is the creepiest thing I've seen in a while.

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 10:21AM

Oh my God!
Unicorns ARE real!

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Posted by mrpink , Jul 29, 2008 10:23AM

What happened to Prescott Hahn from FMF? I'm sure his fund could use something like that unicorn in his 'office'

-mrp

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Posted by girl , Jul 29, 2008 10:29AM

Your thought leadership with regards to unicorns and other 4 legged creatures in formaldehyde makes my heart race like a second-rate Off Track Betted-on unicorn.

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 10:33AM

Hmmmm. I wonder if he'd do an Egret? That would be cool!

The Other Guy From Delaware

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 10:49AM

The sad part is that this box o'art is going to be worth upwards of 30 million soon.

Pollack's stuff is at around 150mil mark.

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Posted by guest , Jul 29, 2008 11:08AM

OK, no one said it so I will..

Deckard's Bladerunner dream

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Posted by Anal_yst , Jul 29, 2008 12:46PM

#6

those comics are hilarious, thank you for helping me stave off boredom for the past hour!

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Posted by Bess Levin , Jul 29, 2008 2:01PM

girl-- it is nothing compared to the pounding my heart takes when you read aloud from your gmat test prep book to me, you soon-to-be perfect scorer/HBS student, you.

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