• The Numbers Game: The message behind Damien Hirst’s $8 million shark

  • Apr 16 2025
  • Length: 3 mins
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The Numbers Game: The message behind Damien Hirst’s $8 million shark

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  • A striking blend of nature, science, and conceptual art, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living features a 13-foot tiger shark suspended in a tank of formaldehyde.

    Created by Damien Hirst in 1991, the artwork invites viewers to confront the raw presence of death while gazing into the preserved stillness of a once-lethal predator.

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