‘Scammers’ busted for peddling fake Damien Hirst prints
Two alleged art scammers used their Laguna Beach gallery as a front to peddle fake Damien Hirst prints across the globe — until a pair of New Yorkers got wise...
View ArticleMcQueen bugs out — with help from Damien Hirst
Insect big things this winter: Alexander McQueen is revamping its signature skull scarf with creepy, crawly motifs inspired by artist Damien Hirst. A capsule of 30 designs adapted from Hirst’s...
View ArticleCalif. gallery duo cops to hawking fake Damien Hirst works
A pair of California art scammers pleaded guilty Monday to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars of counterfeit Damien Hirst artwork out of their Laguna Beach art gallery. Vincent Lopreto,...
View ArticlePastor guilty of trying to sell $185K of fake Damien Hirst art
A Miami pastor was found guilty Tuesday of attempted grand larceny for trying to sell five fake Damien Hirst paintings for $185,000 to an undercover detective posing as an art...
View ArticleThe overpriced world of bad art
In May 2013, German artist Gerhard Richter broke his own record when his 1968 painting “Domplatz, Mailand,” which looks like a fuzzy black-and-white photograph, sold at auction for $37 million,...
View ArticleDamien Hirst’s animal carcasses may have made people sick
Works of art by avant-garde artist Damien Hirst leaked dangerous levels of formaldehyde gas during a 2012 London show, researchers said. Hirst’s exhibit at the Tate Modern gallery – featuring a dead...
View ArticleGeorge Michael painting by Damien Hirst sells for $580K
The work was created by the UK artist for the event MTV RE:DEFINE.
View ArticleDamien Hirst party the talk of the Venice Biennale
The party was in honor of his show which has been described as “the most talked about art show on earth.”
View ArticleSerial art fraudster busted for peddling fake prints again
A serial art scammer was busted for the third time for peddling $400,000 worth of fake Damien Hirst prints to buyers all over the world, authorities said Monday. Vincent Lopreto, 52, who has been...
View ArticleStars flock to unveiling of Damien Hirst’s ‘Veil Paintings’
The unveiling of Damien Hirst's “The Veil Paintings” was a star-studded event Thursday night.
View ArticleBehold, the world’s most expensive hotel room
Sin City is now home to the world’s most expensive hotel room. Unveiled on March 1, the new Empathy Suite at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas costs $100,000 a night. Among its over-the-top features...
View ArticleDamien Hirst medicine cabinet bought for $780 could sell for millions
An art collector’s bargain buy more than 30 years ago now stands to bring in millions at auction in February. The sculptural work by artist-provocateur Damien Hirst, titled “Bodies,” resembles a...
View ArticleStars flock to unveiling of Damien Hirst’s ‘Veil Paintings’
The unveiling of Damien Hirst's “The Veil Paintings” was a star-studded event Thursday night.
View ArticleBehold, the world’s most expensive hotel room
Sin City is now home to the world’s most expensive hotel room. Unveiled on March 1, the new Empathy Suite at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas costs $100,000 a night. Among its over-the-top features...
View ArticleDamien Hirst medicine cabinet bought for $780 could sell for millions
An art collector’s bargain buy more than 30 years ago now stands to bring in millions at auction in February. The sculptural work by artist-provocateur Damien Hirst, titled “Bodies,” resembles a...
View ArticleAn ‘abomination’: Internet trolls Drake for Damien Hirst album art
Twitter has feelings about how bad Drake’s new suspected album cover art is.
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