15.11: Damien Hirst
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We’ve already seen this video, but I’d like to rewatch it in its artistic context.
Beth Harris, Sal Khan and Steven Zucker discuss the Damien Hirst sculpture, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, and issues of interpretation.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991, tiger shark, glass, steel, 5% formaldehyde solution, 213 cm × 518 cm × 213 cm (84 in × 204 in × 84 in).
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- Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. Authored by: Beth Harris, Sal Khan, and Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/global-culture/beginners-guide-contemporary-art1/v/hirst-s-shark-interpreting-contemporary-art. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike