For the Love of God
Nixon and I both like dead things. We both have collections of various bits of creatures and people, and I have tip-toed through her house while she was unpacking and the floor was literally strewn with skull caps.
However, none of our skulls are covered with 8,601 diamonds or retail at $50 million dollars. Mine is in a rusty birdcage, and Nixon’s might still be on her floor, but, neither have anything to do with diamonds. Damien Hirst is responsible for the bedazzled biology, making this piece out of human teeth, platinum, and all those shiny little rocks. Titled “For the Love of God”, the head is thought to originally belong to a European living sometime in the 18th century.
Better than the usual dirt & worms (or winding up in a rusty birdcage) fate of the majority of us, isn’t it?
Anyone remember when we thought he was responsible for Pig Bra?
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Tags: damien hirst
April 29th, 2009 at 12:30 PM
That is incredible. Could you elaborate on your skull in a birdcage? I’m morbidly curious. Or even better, post a picture?
April 29th, 2009 at 12:59 PM
I love Hirst’s bling skull and I never thought I’d say this being not really a Hirstophile. However, I had the great honour to see it at the White Cube when it was on show for the first time and it is indeed a work of utter beauty (and sparkle)! x
April 29th, 2009 at 4:15 PM
@Ash – here’s a really crappy snapshot of it on flickr.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:21 PM
I still like mine that is dyed pink and has “ABCDF” carved into the forehead….
April 30th, 2009 at 8:13 AM
I’m glad I’m not the only one with bits of skeletal or mummified dead things strewn about the house…
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 AM
Where do skulls retail these days? I have always been a bit keen on having my very own Yorrick to sit atop my desk, grinning at me while I write law papers.
I must have one!