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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