Amanda Palmer, eight months pregnant and exquisitely painted, recreates Damien Hirst’s Verity statue in a performance art piece for the New York Public Library’s children’s book drive…

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Damien Hirst, Let’s Eat Outdoors Today, 1990 – 1991:

“The vitrine is split equally. One half contains a steel barbecue covered in raw meat; underneath the barbecue, trays of maggots are inserted where the coals should be. The hatched flies pass through a four inch circular hole, so that the vitrine is reminiscent of the face of a die, in the glass between the two halves. In the other half the abandoned remnants of a typical family’s outdoor meal is presented, a cow’s head lies beneath the table. An Insect-O-Cutor is positioned above the table, it’s tray removed so that the dead flies fall into the food. Hirst describes the work as an exploration into human attempts at “trying to isolate the horror from our lives and remove it.”

Couldn’t find the source for this, but it’s incredible!

*update: it’s a scultpure by Damien Hirst. Who else?

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Will you be in LA between 13th October and 5th Nov? Don’t miss the  Myths, Monsters & Legends exhibition a showcasing  the cohoperation between long-term friends Rankin and Damien Hirst. “The project is an exploration of imagined narratives and monsters of past civilizations, viewed through a modern lens”

Rankin Gallery LA, 13th October – 5th Nov

Legend by Damien Hirst is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens of Chatsworth, England by Sotherby’s until October 30.

[via Design You Trust. World’s Most Provocative Social Inspiration]

To inaugurate the new Hong Kong exhibition space, Gagosian Gallery presents “Forgotten Promises,” an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Damien Hirst…