Yes, it moved when I took that photo and no, it didn't smell too bad.
Having said that, I saw Wim Delvoye's 'Cloaca' live a few years ago, so I guess I'm not someone you should trust when it comes to olfactory modern art. :)
Steel, glass, flies, maggots, insect-o-cutor, cow's head, sugar, water.
Photo taken at the Gagosian Gallery (exhibition from 20th June - 4th August 2006)
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Suzanne Gerber
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petite corneille 83 months ago | reply
So... What is the message of the artist? Was there a text to go with this? *very curious* (seen on your stream, coming from Explore... ;))
Monocle 83 months ago | reply
You know what they say in the art world; 'If you want to get ahead get a head'. Quite.
Lookfar 83 months ago | reply
I remember seeing this back in 1997 - haven't those flies finished yet?
Crow Heart [deleted] 82 months ago | reply
creepy!
Kucumatz 73 months ago | reply
nice!
David Lewis-Baker 68 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art in the UK - British Fine Arts & Fine Art Photography Group, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
david:>)
Lord Of The Flame 65 months ago | reply
i think hirst was making a play on life and death?
we did some discussion work about whether modern art such as hirst's or tracy emin's was real art, and we thought that the cows head represented life and death.
the picture is really effective by the way, very thought provoking, as you can see :)
zub4ik 59 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Damien Hirst and the YBAs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Madlookin 54 months ago | reply
I feal this is distastefull. he's just trying to shock....if this, is wot people think is art!!! well reminds me of the childrens story
"The kings New clothes"
WurzelForum® 54 months ago | reply
... and I think it's distasteful to commit such cruelty to the English language. 5 spelling/apostrophe mistakes in one sentence (comma mistakes not counted)? Ouch...
Madlookin 54 months ago | reply
^^^^Yes, I care more for a cow than i do spelling.
WurzelForum® 54 months ago | reply
I normally don't reply to people who edit their comments to turn them into something completely different, but just this: I'm vegan. This is just a photograph. Ceci n'est pas une vache. ;)
Madlookin 54 months ago | reply
^^^ I didn't edit or change my comment, and it's very nice you also
care for cows, as they should be protected.
I leave the topics of shade and exsposure to the folks that see that part of the photograph.
Ceci / meat ? n'est pas une vache / not a cow ? please translate.
Wurzeltod 53 months ago | reply
I think you'll find it was a René Magritte reference.
aquietlife ~ [deleted] 43 months ago | reply
moo ving
† zsueño 25 months ago | reply
Fok hirst!
Wurzeltod 25 months ago | reply
:)
† zsueño 25 months ago | reply
fok like fuck!... it is so simple to do this kind of works... i guess he is doing that because his paintings sucks.. ajajajaj... there's no doubt about it is art... but a really bad art i think... kind of a fascist facile
Romulo Guardia 23 months ago | reply
Notice to cows, when watching trains, do not stand so close to the rails...
Romulo Guardia 23 months ago | reply
Notice to cows from the lord of the flies. Do not pay attention to previous post.
Please, do stand very close to the rail line, that way you can see it better. Thank you-