Since Bloomberg first reported the news that Damien Hirst’s diamond-studded, platinum skull piece, For the Love of God, had sold for the asking price of £50 million, there has been a flurry of scepticism surrounding the purchase.
The ‘consortium of businessmen,’ or, “unnamed investor group,” includes Hirst, and why that raised eyebrows was dissected by […]
September 5th, 2007
Categories: Celebrity, Art Star, Power players, London, Sculpture, Controversy, Business, Uncategorized . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
The BBC reports that a deal inked between the French state and Abu Dhabi (UAE) will allow the Gulf state to build and license its own Louvre, at the rate of “400 million euros ($524m; £272m) just for the Louvre name,” and “will pay hundreds of millions of euros over 30 years for the privilege […]
March 6th, 2007
Categories: Business, Paris, Controversy, Museum . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
