Damien Hirst Art Auction Sets $200 Million Record

As NowPublic previously reported, widely-acclaimed British artist Damien Hirst set a first-day auction record for sales of his controversial works. After two days, the auction soared to a record breaking $200.7...

British artist Damien Hirst works fetch record prices

Damien Hirst is today arguably the most successful artist alive in Modern Britain. He has set a record of sort with his new works for more than £65m. One of his work The Black Sheep with the Golden Horn,...

Tracey Emin - dirty sheets and all

The first UK retrospective of Brit artist Tracey Emin has just opened in Edinburgh and the knives are out  of some critics' pockets.  It's better to have a visit and look and come to your own...

Rottweiler Kills Baby

"Police described yesterday how a Rottweiler killed baby Archie-Lee Hirst after tearing him from the arms of a seven-year-old girl, dragging him into his grandparents' back garden and savaging him. The baby's...

Beheaded Sheep Go On Show

" Let others count turtledoves and French hens this yuletide season. Damien Hirst is counting sheep -- 30, to be exact, all of them dead. Beheaded, preserved in formaldehyde and sealed in glass tanks placed...

Gallery in a pickle as Hirst's cow and calf spring a leak

"Buying a work by Damien Hirst is always going to be a costly exercise. He is, after all, the highest-selling living artist on the planet whose pieces command unprecedented prices. So spare a thought for Oslo's...

Hirst unveils £50m diamond skull

Artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a diamond-encrusted human skull worth £50m - said to be the most expensive piece of contemporary art. The 18th Century skull is entirely covered in 8,601 jewels, while new teeth...