http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever Who else for today? Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons. Yesterday and today the Guardian has had a blitz of coverage on Hirst's new exhibition, the media highlight of which is his diamond-encrusted skull for sale for 50 million pounds. Who'll buy it? The first name the Guardian throws out is Paul Allen. My first thought was: nah, considering the conservatism of what he owns, I doubt it. But is the skull a conservative or a progressive work? Will it be a joke on the one who buys it, or a genuine treasure? In a quick interview with one of the... Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:58:17 -0800 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:35:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss hirst is sheer and utter shite.

]]> bing http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735739 Arts Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:29:59 -0800 It's a fucking skull with some diamonds in it. Yes, it's basically reprehensible bling, and yes, it's also trite and tacky. It looks like something out the Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master's handbook. "The Skull of Modain causes 6d8 damage on all lawful good creatures within a 50 foot range. Exp. 30,000."

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735742 Arts Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:35:55 -0800 50 million pounds, not dollars. That would make it 100 million dollars, not 50 million.

]]> Tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735823 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c735823 Arts Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:05:31 -0800 Jen -- where's the photo of the skull?

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736394 Arts Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:48:59 -0800 Never mind. I Googled it. Don't really know what to make of it, though. I think diamonds are pretty. I'm a "tattoo guy" who has been using skull images for many years. And this just seems like a really pricey bauble to me. But, had it been unearthed from an ancient tomb I would have loved it, so I guess it's the context and not the object that bothers me.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736448 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736448 Arts Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:40:55 -0800 As I think more about it, if it HAD been found in a tomb, it would have had some grand significance, perhaps having been made to commemorate a great warrior-king, or to put to use the spoils of a victorious looting. But now, and by Hirst, it just seems like a sad memento of our celebrity-obsessed times. I swear to God that's Paris Hilton's skull.

]]> Kurt B. Reighley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c736523 Arts Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:55:21 -0800 Oops. That comment is mine, not Kurt's. I am using his computer.

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]]> Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c741153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/death_life_bling_whatever#c741153 Arts Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:35:54 -0800