(ART))-I know I probably mention Damien Hirst more than any other artist, but it's because he makes more news than any other artist. The man is a marketing genius.
Hirst says Art is too Expensive..
Damien Hirst has a personal fortune of around £200 million and is capable of pulling off his own $200 million auction, but he thinks art is too expensive. He spoke the Independent and said "I think it's quite good [adjustment in art market prices] because it became unreal ... You start to think you are touched by God. I have always thought that art is worth what the next guy is prepared to pay."
Those with a shed full of Damien Hirst works won't like the reality of the next quote by Hirst from the Independent article.. "If I want to sell new work, I'll price it lower. If people have got less money, you can either just shut your door and say, 'Screw everybody', or I can wait until everyone can afford my work or price it cheaper."
The gloom was prompted after "Beautiful Artemis Thor Neptune Odin Delusional Sapphic Inspirational Hypnosis Painting" failed to sell at auction for $3 to 4 million. Hirst said that the current seller paid him half the current asking price less than a year ago, so it hardly sounds like a meltdown.
Hirst says Art is too Expensive..
Damien Hirst has a personal fortune of around £200 million and is capable of pulling off his own $200 million auction, but he thinks art is too expensive. He spoke the Independent and said "I think it's quite good [adjustment in art market prices] because it became unreal ... You start to think you are touched by God. I have always thought that art is worth what the next guy is prepared to pay."
Those with a shed full of Damien Hirst works won't like the reality of the next quote by Hirst from the Independent article.. "If I want to sell new work, I'll price it lower. If people have got less money, you can either just shut your door and say, 'Screw everybody', or I can wait until everyone can afford my work or price it cheaper."
The gloom was prompted after "Beautiful Artemis Thor Neptune Odin Delusional Sapphic Inspirational Hypnosis Painting" failed to sell at auction for $3 to 4 million. Hirst said that the current seller paid him half the current asking price less than a year ago, so it hardly sounds like a meltdown.
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