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Damien Hirst on new exhibition: I am not burning my art, I am transforming it

The British artist has begun the next stage of The Currency exhibition which will see him destroy some of his artworks in contained fires.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Damien Hirst burns the first of thousands of his paintings as part of NFT project

Buyers purchased NFTs for the artwork for over £1,600

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

Britain's Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday after collectors chose to keep their non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based assets representing their digital images, instead.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

'Triangle of Sadness': Film judged the best at Cannes 2022 hits cinemas

From an interview with Swedish director Ruben Östlund about his Palme d'Or-winning class comedy "Triangle of Sadness", to a look at three new revivals of the beloved magical puppet story "Pinocchio", plus a trip to British artist Damien Hirst's gallery before he burns his spotted paintings, Eve Jackson brings us…

France 24 · Sep 29, 2022

Ed Sheeran's dad reveals his sacrifice to fund son's music dream after credit crunch

Ed Sheeran's parents changed their careers to support their children's dream of being music stars, including supporting Ed at the beginning of his rise to fame

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Works by David Hockney and Rankin to be sold in anonymous auction for WaterAid

The sale includes pieces by multiple British artists that will be sold without the names of the artists on them.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

What to do and see in London this week 9th-15th September

Burn your NFTs, it’s time for sci-fi, art pyres and curtain twitching your way round London

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Flaming heck! Damien Hirst is setting his art on fire – and he’s not the first

From accidental conflagrations to planned incineration, nothing turns up the heat of art world commerce like a blaze

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022

‘The first time I did cocaine, I thought: That’s expensive’ – Keith Allen on his wild years

He blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regrets

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

German punks, Scotland’s impressionist love affair and a pickle on the ceiling – the week in art

There’s a new Van Gogh in Edinburgh, King Kong returns to Birmingham and Damien Hirst is building a bonfire – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022