Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It’s like Elvis coming back to play in Las Vegas,” said Oliver Barker, chairman of Sotheby’s Europe. “After the Sotheby’s auction and after making the skull, I started thinking of what to do next,” Mr. Hirst recalled, referring to his 2007 human skull cast in platinum and covered with 8,601 diamonds, which was purchased by a consortium of investors said to have included Mr. Hirst. “Art, like gardens, often takes time to grow.”When he talks about his work, Mr. Hirst manages a tone that is sincere but always tinged with irony. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It’s me, it’s Pinault, it’s Walt Disney, it’s anyone who has a vision,” Mr. Hirst said. “Believing,” Mr. Hirst kept repeating.

Source: New York Times April 06, 2017 12:00 UTC