Unbelievable part 26: Hirst Studio Views
In part 25 I noted how I spotted some of the works from Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable as Damien Hirst performed an Instagram walkthrough of his studio as he talked through his large Cherry Blossom paintings. Many of his recent (March/April 2022) posts show him active in making work, a lone figure toiling in vast studio spaces. Not long after my comment pointing out my observation, posted on 20 April was a 15-second 360 tracking shot around a sculpture of Goofy with coral shapes and damage pocks around his body. The caption states: 2,000 year old treasure found at the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, made from pink portugese [sic] marble. Those dead artists knew what they were doing. Hahaha This insider sneak peek can't help but feel pointed for me after the Hirst account acknowledged my observation of some of the other works in a prior video. It is likely a coincidence - and that is the fun to be had in indulging in these minor-scale specul...