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Damien Hirst sets fire to millions of pounds worth of artwork
To some, Damien Hirst’s previous works – including dead animals preserved in formaldehyde and jewel-encrusted skulls – are the work of a genius, to others they’re publicity stunts totally devoid of meaning. So where on that spectrum does his latest project fall?
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Con art? In defence of Damien Hirst
He’s Britain’s most famous artist but Damien Hirst’s work is “con art” and its value like toxic debt, says Julian Spalding. In defence of Hirst, Art Review’s Oliver Basciano writes for Channel 4 News.
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Butterflies die during Hirst exhibition
London’s Tate Modern art gallery reveals that 9,000 butterflies died during a 23-week run of a work by artist Damien Hirst.
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David Hockney, ‘the hand, the eye and the heart’
On the eve of a major new show David Hockney tells Channel 4 News about his latest love affair with Yorkshire and, after that spat with Damien Hirst, why painting comes from the “hand and the heart”.
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Turner Prize 2015: housing estate collective nominated
An art collective has been nominated for the Turner prize for its ambitious revamp of a rundown estate. Turner said: “In the age when anything can be art, why not have a housing estate?”
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Colin Pillinger the ‘British boffin’ – what you didn’t know
Colin Pillinger may be best known for Britain’s failed Beagle 2 landing on Mars, but the inspirational scientist had plenty more up his sleeve. Here are just some of his less well known achievements.
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Laure Prouvost wins the 2013 Turner Prize
French-born artist Laure Prouvost wins the 2013 Turner Prize for contemporary art for her video installation Wantee.
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‘Nazi’ Banksy painting rakes in cash for Aids charity
British graffiti artist Banksy has reworked an oil painting he bought from a charity outlet in New York for just $50, before returning it shop, where it fetched $615,000.
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‘A playful tiff’: Charles Saatchi responds to Nigella pics
Millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi says photographs in which he appears to be holding the neck of his wife Nigella Lawson were the result of a “playful tiff”.
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Elizabeth Price scoops Turner Prize win
Elizabeth Price wins the Turner Prize for her film which blends 1960s pop with footage from a 1979 fire, but says her career would have been “unimaginable” without public support for the arts.
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Does the Turner Prize back art world winners?
It may attract the most attention of all the art prizes around. But aside from the unmade beds and piles of poo, does the Turner Prize signal success for the winner? Channel 4 News investigates.
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Stone Roses reunite for generation game
As the Stone Roses return to play the fastest-selling gigs in UK history, Anna Doble writes for Channel 4 News from Manchester’s Heaton Park.
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Why is Peter Blake’s new Beatles cover so ‘white’?
As Sir Peter Blake re-imagines his famous Beatles’ album cover, Channel 4 News asks the artist why there are so few non-white people in his latest version.
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Martin Boyce seals Turner Prize hat-trick for Glasgow
Martin Boyce becomes the third Glasgow artist in succession to triumph at the Turner Prize, as a friend tells Channel 4 News “the first time he tried to get into art school he failed.”
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Turner Prize 2011: nominations announced
A hanging sheet, an urban landscape, voyeuristic video and the dark undertones of a mundane childhood. Matthew Cain previews the Turner Prize shortlist.
